By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
As former Utaz Jazz player Raul Lopez missed his last second three point shot, the relief of Sixers was evident. The team of Philadelphia started its preseason in the NBA Global Games by edging Bilbao in Spain just by two points (106-104).
Yes it’s the same team that lost to Real Madrid in the semifinal of Spanish Supercopa by 39 points (100-61). However the proud veterans of the team did their best in front of 13.500 of their fans in Bilbao Arena and the score was tied at 104-104 with 6 seconds left after three made free throws by Gabriel German. Sixers had the ball, but Antanas Kavaliauskas fouled Spencer Hawes in order to prevent the ball to get into Even Turner, he made his two shots and Bilbao had 4,6 seconds for a last shot, which Lopez couldn’t made. Turner had 23 points for the winning team, while Latvian guard Dairis Bertans scored 19 points for the hosts. Sixers used for some minutes their latest signing, former VEF Riga center Gani Lawal.