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The Spaniards constantly changed their defense systems from the first minutes, and against L. Dončičius a different face emerged: from player Ricky Rubio to forward Usman Garuba. Furthermore, Alex Abrines successfully attracted opportunities to come to the rescue: the active Spanish defense provoked three fouls by L. Dončičius already in the first half, two of them the Slovenian star won in attack.
As a result, in the second half, Slovenia had to play without a leader for a long time, but did not fall apart and continued to maintain maximum intrigue.
L. Dončičius’ best efforts to stop his opponents were best illustrated by the fact that in the first half of the match he hit the only shot “out of the game”, as well as a difficult 3-pointer at the hands of U. Garuba.
The Spanish attacked immediately after the break, often using the forced passivity of L. Dončičius to defend themselves. 23 min. the world champions separated for the first time – 55:43.
Aleksandras Sekuličius found an unexpected trump card in his firewood: the successful game of substitute midfielder Žiga Dimeco, who played in the past for Panevėžys “Lietkabelis”, allowed the result to equalize at the end of the quarter – 68:68.
There are just over 3 minutes to play. Vlatko Čančar, who took over as the leader of the attack from L. Dončičius, led his relatives forward – 83:82.
Soon, Mike Tobey put the difference in 3 points, and the Slovenians led 88:87 at the start of the last minute.
Tobey missed from mid-range, with a three-point inaccurate response from Alberto Abalde. Then Klemen Prepeličius made free throws (90:87), leaving opponents with 13 seconds.
And while Rubio had a good chance of attacking from afar, his decisive shot flew by. Sergio Scariolo’s pupils and desperate bad tactics didn’t save him.
THAT. A. GAME 🏀
📊 https://t.co/XbHmOEtD42# Tokio2020 #Basketball pic.twitter.com/XZ7VvA5kJo
– FIBA # Tokio2020 (@FIBA) August 1, 2021
The winners bounced up to 51 balls, and their opponents were costly for a loose shot from the 3-point zone: Although 16 goals were scored, the Spaniards tried 44 times (36 percent).
R. Rubio’s goal (1/8 triples) was especially down.
For his part, despite all the difficulties he went through, L. Dončičius was still close to a triple-double: 14 balls caught and 9 assists added to 12 points. It is true that the defender made a mistake 5 times and was neither the most effective nor the most productive of the team.
L. Tobčičiai was outscored by M. Tobey (26 utility points) and V. Čančaras (22 points), respectively.
However, the truth is that during the 16 games played in the national team, the Dallas Mavericks have never felt the bitterness of failure.
Luka Doncic 16-0 with the 🇸🇮 pic.twitter.com/2yn4UxRm2W
– House Mavericks (@HouseMavericks) August 1, 2021
Spain: Ricky Rubio 18 (6/15 dvit., 1/8 trit., 9 rez. Lost), Alberto Abalde 14 (4/7 trit., 3 per. Kam.), Rudy Fernandezas ir Sergio Llullas – 12, Marcas Gasolis 9 (6 atk. Kam., 4 rez. Lost), Pau Gasolis 8;
Slovenia: Vlatko Čančaras 22, Mike’as Tobey 16 (14 atk. Kam.), Klemenas Prepeličius 15, Luka Dončičius 12 (14 atk. Kam., 9 rez. Perd., 5 kl.), Jaka Blažičius 10.), Edo Muričius 8.
Newcomers to the Olympics won the Group C competition, pushing the Spanish into second place, thus securing potentially weaker opponents in the next round.
In the next group C game on Sunday, Argentina (1/2) won 97:77 and left the Japanese basketball players at the bottom of the table (0/3).
Before the quarter-finals, the teams will be divided into two baskets based on the results of the group stage. Teams that started the Olympics in a subgroup will not be able to play against each other.
The quarterfinals at the Saitama Arena will take place on Tuesday.
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🇦🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇪🇸One from each pot will be selected, however a nation cannot be tied against a team they faced in the group stage.
Therefore, the possible matches for each team are …# Tokio2020 #Basketball
– FIBA # Tokio2020 (@FIBA) August 1, 2021
We remind you that France, the United States, Australia, Italy, Germany, Slovenia, Spain and Argentina won the playoffs.
The Games ended for Iran, the Czech Republic, Nigeria and Japan.
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