Doncic vs Italy: MVP Performance & BM Azzurro Recap

Doncic once dominates and directs the eighth against Italy. Ready away, the champion wears the jacket but plays with the joystick. It scores 22 points in the first quarter alone pulling 7/10 from the field and with 50% of 3 out of 6 shots. All of Italy has 11 points at the first pit stop. Despite the initial blue 4-0, the Lakers star is a seamless rebus. The Fontecchio brand, Melli takes it, I change Diod and Thompson, Niang tries. Nothing, it is immaid. At the beginning of the second fraction it is part of the changing rooms because it is claudicant, perhaps for a problem with the right hip, and without him the Italy tries to mend the disadvantage. After rushing to -19, he arrives at the interval on -10 (50-40). Although Doncic continues to target, climbing to 30 personal points, the doubles in the middle of the field begin a little to brak it, but above all it is the blue attack that shakes the dust. From 7 lost of the first quarter, only one lost in the second arrives, while there are 12 assists that lead to 6 open triples that Pajola, Fontecchio and Spissu mark.

He recovers after the mid -game break, and this time Doncic does not make the devil four. Indeed, it enriches its booty with only 12 points in 16 ‘. Italy pride does not give up, tries to scratch, but commits one series of nonsense one after the other that preclude the comeback. Even with the NBA star on the bench, Slovenia is reported on +17. You want several offensive rebounds for second opportunity baskets. You want a couple of fouls in very avoidable attack. You also want questionable offensive choices and also the errors to the free as in some support. At 8 ‘from the term, however, the spark takes place, slowly the blues eat points thanks to the defense that asphyxia Doncic, who gives up the conclusions to pass the ball. The companions seem to betray him, because 2/12 allows Italy to approach -6 at 37 ‘. The Laker no longer affects, it also loses a few balls, but the blues do not take advantage of it and in the end they succumb 84-77 Just with its free.

In the image Luka Doncic at shooting, photo FIBA

Giovanni Bocciero