Spain the pass to the semi-finals will be played at Eurobasket 2022 against Finland. A duel that seems complicated by his presence Lauri Markkanen and a cast of top shooters on the Finnish team.
The Spanish national team will meet for the first time in a qualifying match to continue the promotion in the competition. A match between two teams with a long history and one that will be remembered from now on.
Therefore, it is time to review the history between Finland and Spain in Eurobasket, the only competition in which the faces have been seen so far.
Spain vs. fixtures, results and balance Finland
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Throughout Eurobasket history, Spain and Finland have met a total of 10 times. The balance for the Spanish National Team is 8 wins for 2 lossesfirst in 1963 and then in 1967.
Among In 1959 and 1967 the two national teams met in all European championships existed, which coincided with one of the best Finnish generations in its particular history, which even reached the 1964 Olympics.
Among In 1977 and 1995 they did not play a match in an official tournament, which happens in the tournament held in Greece the penultimate duel between these two teams. Interestingly, in that game the leading Spanish scorer was a nationalized player: Mike Smith Gibbs with 17 points.
This is the story of Spain against Finland in EuroBasket.
Year
Round
Result
1959
Group stage
Spain 57-43 Finland
1961
Group stage
Spain 99-53 Finland
1961
Race for 13th place
Spain 61-60 Finland
1963
Group stage
Finland 83-79 Spain
1965
Race for 11th place
Spain 65-58 Finland
1967
Group stage
Finland 76-69 Spain
1977
Group stage
Spain 85-78 Finland
1977
Race for 9th place
Spain 106-89 Finland
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Group stage
Spain 87-74 Finland
2013
Second round
Spain 82-56 Finland
When did Spain and Finland last play?
FIBA
The last time Spain and Finland met in an official championship match was at EuroBasket 2013. On that occasion, the national team coached by Juan Antonio Orenga had no problem dealing with the Baltics, beating them 82-56 .
A game that starred Jose Manuel Calderon, who led the Nationals with 23 points on a sensational 8-of-10 shooting streak from the field to go with 5 assists.
For Finland, Petteri Koponen was the most outstanding with 17 goals and 54.5% accuracy.
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Version Forbes announced its annual ranking of the world’s most expensive sports teams.
NFL franchise Dallas Cowboys, estimated to be worth $13 billion, has led the pack for the ninth year in a row.
While NBA Golden State Warriors ranked second with a valuation of $11 billion, another representative of American football, Los Angeles Rams (10.5 billion), was in the top three.
The top 10, as last year, includes only American teams from the NFL and NBA. There are seven NFL clubs in the top 10 overall, which Forbes analysts attribute to the league’s large-scale television contracts.
Among football clubs, Real Madrid remains the most expensive – the Spanish giant ranked only 20th with a value of $6.75 billion.
Also in the top 50 are Manchester United (24th, 6.6 billion), Barcelona (42nd, 5.65 billion) and Liverpool (48th, 5.4 billion). In total, only four football clubs are represented in the top 50 rankings.
Formula 1 representatives also returned to the list – Ferrari (26th place) and Mercedes (34th).
The 20 most valuable sports teams in the world according to Forbes
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Six games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 21-22.
Atlanta hosted Chicago and lost in a high-scoring game.
The teams focused on offense from the beginning of the match and this continued throughout the game. As a result, Atlanta made 23 three-pointers and Chicago made 20, and both teams had a shooting percentage close to 50. The teams also frequently missed each other at the basket, so the game resembled a constant exchange of points. The leader changed 20 times in the meeting and the fate of the match was decided at the last minute. Prior to that, the Bulls had built a 6-point advantage, but the Hawks nearly made up for it as the opponents took one of every two shots and Young and Johnson each scored three points for the home team. Still, the outcome was 152:150 in favor of Chicago.
The most productive player of the match was Johnson, who fell one assist short of a triple-double with 36 points and 11 rebounds. The Bulls also had a triple-double contender, but Giddy, who had 19 points and 11 assists, was one rebound short.
Sacramento made a great comeback against Houston and won at home.
Having performed better in the first half, the Rockets eventually gained an advantage of 11 points (68:57) and maintained a comfortable distance from the opponent in the third quarter with 9 points (91:82), and at the beginning of the fourth 12 minutes, this difference increased to +14 – 100:86. But after that the Kings made a 12:0 move and practically equalized: 98:100. Houston then had a few-point advantage, but with 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Westbrook made a three-pointer and tied the score at 112:112. The match went to overtime and Schroeder’s three-point shot 4 seconds before the siren was decisive – 125:124.
At the end of this match, Schröder recorded a double-double with 27 points and 10 assists. While Westbrook achieved the same success with 21 points and 13 rebounds, Reynaud also played with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
New York confidently won its home game against Miami.
Heat had a successful performance by winning the first quarter with a score of 37:30, but in the second 12 minutes, the Knicks managed to close the gap and take the lead and entered the long break with +4 – 66:62 on the scoreboard. In the second half, New York constantly kept its opponent within two or three attacks and carried the match to a confident victory with 132:125.
Brunson was the best player of the game, scoring 47 points, which significantly helped the Knicks win.
NBA. Regular season, December 22
Atlanta – Chicago – 150:152 (38:38, 35:45, 42:33, 35:36)
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