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While the Latvian -represented Subgroup A, as well as Group B on Tuesday, rested in the C and D groups. Already in the first matches of the day there were minor surprises, winning Bosnia and Hercogovina with an important success with 80:77 over Greece. True, it should be noted that the Greek main figure Jannis Adetokunbo did not participate in the match. In Group D, Iceland fought heroically against Slovenia, but in the end of the final quarter, recognizing the defeat of 79:87.
(complemented by Cyprus-Georgia and Slovenian-Island match results)
Given the performance of the Greek national team, which has fought for this game without stumbling blocks, the second of the five subgroup games was given to the team’s chief traction for the team Jannis Adetokunbo. If the Greeks were quite easy to deal with against Cyprus without him, then Bosnia and Hercogovin were already much harder.
The first quarter managed to finish (25:19), but the rest of the match had to be chased after the opponents, with 14 points in the last quarter. A little hope of hope was just over two minutes before the end of the regular time, where, thanks to a 7-0 breakthrough, managed to get closer to 69:74.
The Bosnians needed this victory much more than the Greeks to continue their fight for the playoffs, so the mood on the field was militant. In the end, Greek basketball players significantly reduced the gap, but the Bosnians managed to protect the victory and celebrate their second success in the tournament with 80:78.
Another bright game for the Bosnians was played by the NBA team’s Utah Jazz veteran Yusuf Nurkich, with 18 points, 10 rebounds and three interceptions.
Meanwhile, Israel was heavily relaxed against the Belgians at the end of the regular time, although in the middle of the third quarter it also reached 21 points – 67:46. Belgium won the decisive ten minutes with 35:21, but the spent of the water in the first 30 minutes remained uncleaned, continuing the European Championship without a loss of 92:89.
The winner team was Portland’s Trail Blazers striker Deni Avdija with 22 points, while Tel Aviv’s Maccabi Center, Roman Sorkin, added 18 points.
Group C and D days in the second matches without surprising results – Georgia played the first quarter, but in the end, with 93:61, they played one of the tournament organizers Cyprus. But the Icelanders did not allow Slovenia to relax for a moment at the forefront of Luke Donchich.
Two minutes before the end of the regular time, the Slovenians had only a five -point lead, which ordered the team’s head coach Alexander Sekulich to demand a minute’s break. This was followed by the exact shots of Gregor Croat and Klemen Preperlich, which still allowed the second success (87:79) in four games.
This means that the Slovenians guaranteed a place in the playoffs and after the match you can take a trip to Riga.
The biggest star of the team, Luka Dončič, the leader of the Los Angeles Lakers, continued to be successful, scoring 26 points and scoring seven balls under the baskets.
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