The Spanish basketball team faces the last duels of the group stage of the World Cup with the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia facing Latvia. The team led by the Italian Sergio Scariolo arrives at this instance after having won the three games he played so far. Spain comfortably defeated its three rivals, the Ivory Coast, Brazil and Iran, with good performances from its younger players (John Nunez, Usman Garuba, St. Adam).
Latvia comes from winning two games – comfortably against Lebanon and very close to France – and losing the remainder of the first phase with one of the teams that are emerging as favorites, Canada. He arrived at the World Cup without his greatest figure, Kristaps Porzingis, a player for the Boston Celtics of the NBA who could not be there due to injury.
In Spain, Juancho Hernangómez, who had not performed as expected against Brazil, had a very good performance in the last game of the first phase against Iran, but the team showed a lack of intensity and disconnections in some passages that must be corrected sooner that late if he intends to go further.
Schedule of Spain – Latvia of the Basketball World Cup 2023
The match between the teams of Spain and Latvia will be played on Friday, September 1 from 11:45 a.m. in Jakarta (Indonesia).
Although the results obtained so far are a good boost, Spain will seek to improve its image in this match with Latvia. The team’s own coach, Sergio Scariolo, admitted in the press conference after the game with Iran that some adjustments are necessary: ”For the first time in my career, I decided not to call a time-out. I didn’t stop the team’s negative sets. I need that grow together as a team and find a way to solve problems”, he explained.
Where to watch Spain – Latvia on television
The match between Spain and Latvia of the 2023 Basketball World Cup can be seen live through TVE’s 2 and on the on demand and free platform RTVE Play. Apart from the matches in Spain, TVE also broadcasts one game a day openly (except for the days in which the National Team plays), including one of the semifinals and the final.
He was born in Buenos Aires. He studied at the Circle of Sports Journalists and at the University of Buenos Aires. He worked at the public news agency Telam and the two most important newspapers in Argentina, Clarín and La Nación (where he continues as a film, music and theater critic). He is also a radio columnist for El Destape Radio (Argentina) and editor for Ciclosfera (Spain). He has lived in Madrid since 2021 and has worked for Relevo since May 2023. …
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2023-08-31 21:34:55
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