64-90: Spain defies the odds with another win

The Spanish team euro basketball And this Saturday, he outscored the Group A hosts with authority (64-90). Georgia, places one and a half legs into the next phase of the tournament.team of Sergio Scariolo He had some problems in the first half but surged just before the break (31-40) and then played calmly, gaining the advantage he needed to completely dismantle his rivals in the second half. rice field.

Spain We came to this Eurobasket without our favorite band of any other occasion. For this reason, it was important to start the championship well with the addition of a convincing victory that boosted the group’s confidence.do not have Bulgaria (He lost 114-87 on Thursday) Georgia They are serious opponents, but it would be unfair not to highlight the good work of the national team in these first two matches. This created the most favorable points differential among the 24 competing teams at the end of this match. (+53) in the championship.

The national team may not have the talent they had last year, but they maintain a large arsenal of cohesive strength and tactical resources. Xavi Lopez Arostegui About common point guards Thad McFadden Or areas raised at various points in the match severely limited Georgia to stay alive while offensive rebounding worked and power lasted. Georgi Schermanini. without it Tornike ShangeliaHis team, who withdrew from the tournament in his country a few days ago with a shoulder injury, Iliad Zouros A far less formidable rival than the one who beat Spain in a pre-World Cup match a few months ago.

Georgia They dominated after 13 minutes of the match (21-20) and were just three points behind (31-34) right after the break. But there his resistance ended.defense activities of Lopez Arostegui And of Alberto Diaz appeared before the secret party of Lorenzo Brown (1/7th of a field goal) and mastery Willie Hernangomez In the area they took off, Spain ended up ruining the match when a triple started going into him.

one of Rudy Fernandez After a 0-10 run, the national team had a 19-point lead in the final stages of the third quarter (45-64). Georgia throw in the towel Spain did not blame the rest Scariolo He awarded the most common and continued to increase his advantage until the final buzzer.