The Latvian men’s basketball team on Monday in Riga against Portugal in the penultimate game of the European Championship Finals Group played a very good first half, which allowed to celebrate the victory with 78:62 and guarantee participation in the semi -finals. The most successful Latvian ranks was Kristaps Porziņģis, who not only made his first long -range shot in the tournament, but also hit them five, with a total of 21 points.
(supplemented by the Latvian national team qualification for the semi -finals)
With two wins in four games, the Latvian team can be secure in the semi -finals before the last fight in the group, as other theoretical opportunities were eliminated by the winner of the favorites Serbia’s 82:60 over the Czech team in the final game of the day. Latvian basketball players will finish in Group A in 3rd place and in the eighth final with Group B second place winner, which will probably be Lithuania.
Voting for the best player in the Latvian national team against Portugal results
For Latvian basketball players, the match started successfully – with a 7: 0 breakthrough, but after the first points of the Portuguese, Porzinģis finally made the first long -range shot in the tournament – 10: 2. After a few minutes, he realized another, increasing the score to nine points – 16: 5. Although we also reached the 10 -point mark (18: 8), at the end of the quarter, the Portuguese have five points in a row – Kandid SA’s three -point and Keta ball hit from above – closer to the visitors up to four points – 21:17.
For Latvians, seemingly vigilance disappeared completely, missing three shots in a row, while Rafael Lichboa has allowed their opponents to go with a minimal deficit in a small break.
Latvian and Portuguese game episodes
The second quarter began in the sign of Roland Schmit, who scored seven of the first ten points, allowing the Latvians to get off a little again – 33:24.
The relay was taken over by Porzinģis, who not only realized his fourth and fifth trigog, but also shared a beautiful pass for Richard Lomaz, with a 17 -point lead on the score of 41:24.
The Latvian team finally looked like a successful change at the blocks in defense, which prevented the Portuguese from execution of free shots, and managed to make their own opportunities on the opposite field, especially for Dairy Bertan, who hit three of the four trins in this quarter. This allowed the big break to go with a solid 50:28.
In one of the episodes, Arthur Žagars was injured, who not only left the field but also went to the dressing rooms and did not return to the match. At the very end, he was seen sitting behind the reserve bench.
The Latvians scored only seven points in their basket, but were able to answer with 27 points.
The home side’s introduction to the home side was slightly heavier, after three minutes played and Lishboa two more shots Portuguese managed to get a little closer – 54:38. It was a short flare, because by the end of the quarter we managed to restore the lead with which we started – 65:43.
The decisive quarter began with a point of drought in both teams, the first to stop the Portuguese – Djogo Gameira threw it from a long distance and scored the first points in the game – 46:65.
Latvians continued in the offensive, which could also be felt on the scoreboard – Travantes Williams’ accurate shot, as well as SA five points in a row closer to the Portuguese – 70:58. At the end of the match, Krister Zorik suffered a leg injury, who left the field on his own.
In the Latvian national team, Kristaps Porziņģis was the most successful with five three -point shots in the first half, with 21 points and nine rebounds, while Roland Schmitt added 15 points and seven balls under the baskets. The Bertani brothers also have a performance, and Dāvis 14 and Dairy 11 points respectively.
With a low -scoring but versatile performance, Rihards Lomažs stood out with four points, seven rebounds and the same number of assists.
Live archive of the text
Context:
In the European Championship Group Round, the Latvian national team remains the game on September 3 against the Czech Republic. The top four teams in the group will qualify for the semi -finals.
In the group round of the European Championship, 24 teams are divided into four groups, with a round tournament in Riga, Tampere, Katowice and Limassol. The top four teams in each group will qualify for the playoffs in Riga. The champions will be known on September 14th.
Highlight the text and press Ctrl+Enterto send the corrected text passage to the editor!
Highlight the text and press on Report an error Buttons to send the corrected text fragment to the editor!
