Slovenia wins over Spain 95-87
Luka made two shots (and took seven) but had 14 boards and 9 assists and picked Spain apart in the second half. Slovenia wins the group over Spain and Argentina.
Slovenia goes 3-0 in group play and will avoid the USA (and Australia and France) in the quarterfinal.
Luka is 16-0 with Slovenia.
They had 4 guys on Luka many times
And three on him most of the time.
He was in early foul trouble.
Spain had 7 NBA guys.
Spain played a box-in-one zone defense most of the game.
Luka had 9 assists and scored 12 points in 33 min.
Would have had a lot more assists if guys were hitting shots.
Ricky Rubio had 18 points to lead Spain.
Spain coach Sergio Scariolo: "This is a good team. This is not only Doncic. I am pleased about how Luka read the situation and reacted to that. He showed his class, his mental toughness, his competitivness and his understanding of what was going on."
Last edited by dirt_dobber; 08-01-2021 at 06:49 AM.
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