Spain has become a regular top-four team in nearly every men’s basketball tournament played in the past 20 years. Competition upon competition, o Spanish option he has collected medals with a simplicity that reduced the relevance of his landmark. An example of this is found in Eurobasketa tournament in which the Spanish have always finished with a medal since 2007.
With the 2022 edition still in progress and Germany as Sergio Scariolo’s opponent In the semi-finals, the Spanish national team has a new appointment with history. They only need a win from the two remaining matches to return home with a metal hanging around their neck. A fact that, if it happens, would bring Spain (13 medals) even closer to the former Yugoslavia (17), in addition to widening the gap over the nearest rival in this regard (Italy, 10).
Spain will play this Friday, September 16th 17th semi-final in Eurobasket, the 11th of the last 12. Something that is only within the reach of the former Soviet Union.
Therefore, it is time to review it history, results and records of the National Team in this part of Eurobasket.
Spain in the EuroBasket semi-finals: all the results
Year
Game
Result
1935
Spain vs. Czechoslovakia
21-17
1973
Spain vs. USSR
80-76
1983
Spain vs. USSR
95-94
1985
Spain vs. Czechoslovakia
95-98
1987
Spain vs. USSR
96-113
1991
Spain vs. Italy
90-93
1999
Spain vs. France
70-63
2001
Spain vs. Yugoslavia
65-78
2003
Spain vs. Italy
81-79
2005
Spain vs. Germany
73-74
2007
Spain vs. Hellas
82-77
2009
Spain vs. Hellas
82-64
2011
Spain vs. northern Macedonia
92-80
2013
Spain vs. France
72-75
2015
Spain vs. France
80-75
2017
Spain vs. Slovenia
72-92
Eurobasket semi-finals: Which Spanish player has collected the most points?
FIBA
That night of September 17, 2015 in the French city of Lille was recorded in the memory of all Spanish fans. Pau Gasol He became a legend and led the Spanish National Team to one of their most epic and memorable victories that put him on par with the greatest in the FIBA ecosystem.
Pau Gasol is the player who has scored the most points in a EuroBasket semi-final with Spain thanks to 40 goals he scored in that 2015 edition. With 12 of 21 on field goals (57.1%) and 16 of 18 on free throws (88.9%)the Catalan left a statistic to remember.
In second place it stands out Juan Carlos Navarro against Macedonia in the 2011 tournament, where he went to 35 points with 56.5% accuracy. Then, the 30 goals by Andrés Jiménez in the 1987 semi-finals against the USSR.
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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, five Christmas games were traditionally held as part of the NBA regular season.
The most important match of the match day was played in Oklahoma, where the Thunder hosted San Antonio.
The home team started the game better and were ahead for most of the first quarter, but they missed a move 0:11 into the quarter, allowing Spurs to take the lead 41:36. Oklahoma was unable to take the lead after that, but San Antonio maintained its lead by keeping the game under control and eventually won 117-102.
The Spurs have won all three games against the Thunder this season, while Oklahoma has lost just two of the other 28 games.
The most productive player of the match was Fox, who brought 29 points to San Antonio, while Vembanyama also scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers played Houston at home and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fate of the match was decided in the first quarter, when the Rockets won by 12 points (25:37). Afterwards, they increased their advantage by completely controlling the course of the match and eventually won with a score of 119:96.
For Houston, Thompson scored 26 points and Shengyun had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver and Minnesota closed out game day.
The first half of the match ended in a draw. Neither team managed to take a lead of more than 9 points, and Denver entered the big break with a 2-point lead at 57:55. In the third quarter, the Nuggets made an attack of 6:0 at the beginning and 10:2 in the middle, reaching a 16-point lead, and at the end of the quarter they were ahead +15 – 90:78. The Timberwolves did not give up and made a 16:2 move midway through the fourth quarter, reaching a lead of 107:108. This gave fans a tense ending; Edwards hit a three-pointer 2 seconds before the siren, sending the game into overtime at 115:115. And there Jokic played a decisive role and scored 18 points in 5 minutes, allowing the Nuggets to win 142:138.
Jokic scored 56 points in the NBA on Christmas Day, falling just four shy of Bernard King’s record. Nikola also recorded a triple-double with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Murray had a double-double with 35 points and 10 assists.
NBA. Regular season. Christmas Day, 25-26 December
New York – Cleveland – 126:124 (23:38, 37:20, 24:38, 42:28)
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14 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 23-24.
“Utah” hosted “Memphis” and in the middle of the second quarter they were ahead by 15 points at 50:65, but then they made a move at 17:4 and returned to the match 67:69. In the third quarter, the Jazz managed to take the lead with 71:69 and the game was leveled, but the Grizzlies added points at the end of the quarter and took the lead again with 109:101 and then calmly maintained the advantage with 137:128.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who was in Utah’s top 5 and played 22 minutes, recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Aldama, who scored 37 points for Memphis, while Spencer also recorded a double-double, adding 11 points and 13 assists.
In the main match of game day, San Antonio unexpectedly defeated Oklahoma.
During the three quarters, there was an even contest in which no team could gain a lead of more than 8 points, and the leader changed 16 times. The fate of the match winner was decided in the fourth quarter, and the 9:0 attack of the home team was effective in this, and then the advantage reached 12 points (98:86). San Antonio then controlled the course of the game and confidently cruised to victory, gaining an advantage of 130:110.
The top scorer of the winning team was Johnson, who scored 25 points, while Castle scored 24 points for Spurs.
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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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