The Raptors striker Sandro Mamukelashvili (on the left) scores 19 points to lead Georgia to an upset victory of 83-69 against the title champion of Spain.
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Limassol, Cyprus (AP) – American goalkeeper Jordan Loyd struck seven 3 points and finished with 32 points to help Poland overcome Slovenia and the Los Angles star Lukers Luka Doncic 105-95 Thursday in the opening of the Euro-Basket on the two teams.
Loyd’s efforts have spoiled a very effort to Dononic, the star of the NBA Amed Down, who finished with 34 points and nine rebounds In the Group D match in Katowice, Poland. Poland led 47-46 at halftime, then preceded Slovenia 33-23 in the third quarter to take control.
The star of the NBA and Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo, had a much easier outing, marking 31 points in 29 minutes for Greece when she had shot down 75-66 in group C in Limassol, Cyprus. Greece drew 62% on the ground and hit seven 3 in victory.
Georgia upsets the defending champions
In another match C match, Toronto Raptors striker Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 19 points to conduct Georgia to an upset victory of 83-69 against the title champion of Spain.
Mamukelashvili added seven rebounds and six assists while Georgia has exceeded Spain 46-29. Spain went wrong in a disjointed performance – making only 6 of the 13 free throws – but still dragged only 61-58 in the fourth quarter when Georgia made a sequence of 11-2 to take a decisive advance.
The duo of Georgia 🇬🇪 NBA gives Spain 🇪🇸 a difficult period 🔥
Bitadze & Mamu combined for 34 pts, 12 reb and 9 AST more than 54.5% FG to give Georgia their first W 🫡#Eurobasket pic.twitter.com/j08tq3tb7o
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American goalkeeper Kamar Baldwin collected 12 points for Georgia, including a 3 -point pointer in the last seconds.
Juancho Hernangómez led Spain with 13 points in group C match at Spyros Kyprianou Arena.
“They deserved to win. They played better. They played more physically than us,” said Hernangómez. “We played really, really bad … So let’s get better for the next game.”
No Wemby, no problem; Bosnia takes place in Cyprus
France, playing without Victor Wembanyama during the tournament, passed the past of Belgium 92-64 with the rest of its talent of the NBA exhibited in a dominant performance in Katowice, in Poland.
Washington wizards’ Wizards, Bilal Coulibaly, raised 12 points and seven rebounds. The NBA teammate, Alex Sarr, provided one of the protruding facts of the match at the end of the first quarter, which struck a passing pass by Sylvain Francisco.
“We had to make solid debut in the team and I think that is what we did,” said Isaia Cordinier, the firing guard of France. “Everyone brings something to the team. … The danger comes from everywhere.”
Israel beat Iceland 83-71 in Katowice, leading throughout a sequence of 10-0 to the first quarter. Roman Sorkin scored 31 points for Israel in their first game D group.
The Cyprus co-host was beaten 91-64 by Bosnia and Herzegovina.
