The Lakers star dominates the first half and the blues, fighting until the end, are unable to overturn it
Quarterfinal
Italy-Slovenia 84-77
Luka Doncic Signature on the report yet another superb performance of 42 points and 10 rebounds and its Slovenia accesses the quarterfinals of the European Championships by eliminating Italy which, as always, has fought to the last possession. At the Riga Arena the star of the Lakers directs the game and after three quarters it seemed over, but the boys of Pozzecco led by Fontecchio, Niang e Gallinari They reopen the match bringing it to the thriller ending where, however, too many mistakes cost.
The game
Once again start of the very problematic game at the offensive level for the Azzurri: 4/13 from the field, immense fatigue to create advantage and in all this Doncic does not forgive and at the first siren the star of the Lakers is already at 22 points (7/10 from the field) with its ahead 29-11. Luka runs away in the changing rooms at the end of the 1st quarter for a discomfort in the right leg and then returns to the bench, while his own also manage to touch the +19.
In the 2nd quarter Fontecchio found rhythm (11 points in the hamlet) and, despite the usual sorceress of Doncic (climbed at 30), Italy does not sink going to long rest in the game below 50-40. In the 3rd quarter the Italbasket flaws of the heat because he manages twice to return to the breaks of the Slovenians but Fontecchio, on -9 at 3’40 “, It commits a breakthrough in a 3-Vs-1 counterattack which would have marked the 59-52. Damage and mockery because the foul is the 4th of the new Miami player. In all this with great bounce suffering against the former Milan ALEN OMIC real factor in the 3rd quarter for its (Doncic 5 points and many “left” possession) that enter the last 10 ‘ahead 72-56 with heavy triples of Prepelic.
Shoulders to the wall Niang The team is loaded on the shoulders with fouls stuffed and usual energy games, Gallinari It puts pride there, Doncic and his are on the legs and the game reopens: 78-77 At 100 “from the final siren! Doncic from the bezel puts full possession (80-77) and Itali is not cynical because a bloody infringement of 24” and a forced from Fontecchio help the Slovenian cause. Doncic returns to the bezel for +5 (82-77) at 32 “.
