By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
With NBA and EuroLeague players missing, but also Sacramento Kings assistant Igor Kokoskov making his debut in the Serbian national team bench and Toronto Raptors’ Sergio Scariolo returning for a few days in the old continent in order to coach Spain once again, the Eurobasket 2021 qualifiers started with the favorites prevailing.
Spain got the road win in Romania (84-71) and Serbia did the same in Finland (80-58) behind 19 points by Miroslav Raduljica. Italy also beat Russia with ease (83-64) with the hosts presenting a totally different roster compared to the recent FIBA World Cup.
However, it was Swiss guard Jonathan Kazadi who stole the show with a triple-double (22 p. 10 r. 10 as.), however, he was defeated by Georgia.
Group A
Romania – Spain 71-84 (Cate 19 p. 13 r. – Saiz 17 p. 10 r.)
Poland – Israel 71-75 (Slaughter 29 p. – Mekel 11 p. 10 as.)
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|
STREAK |
GAME POINTS |
POINTS |
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
# |
Team |
P |
W |
L |
% |
Last 5 |
For |
Agt |
+/- |
FA |
AA |
|
|
1 |
Spain |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100 |
84 |
71 |
13 |
84 |
71 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
Israel |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100 |
75 |
71 |
4 |
75 |
71 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
Poland |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
71 |
75 |
-4 |
71 |
75 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
Romania |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
71 |
84 |
-13 |
71 |
84 |
1 |
|
Group B
North Macedonia – Estonia 72-81 (Stojanovski 26 p. – Kullamae 31 p.)
Italy – Russia 83-64 (Ricci 19 p. – Antipov 14 p.)
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|
STREAK |
GAME POINTS |
POINTS |
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
# |
Team |
P |
W |
L |
% |
Last 5 |
For |
Agt |
+/- |
FA |
AA |
|
|
1 |
Italy |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100 |
83 |
64 |
19 |
83 |
64 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
Estonia |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100 |
81 |
72 |
9 |
81 |
72 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
North Macedonia |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
72 |
81 |
-9 |
72 |
81 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
Russia |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
64 |
83 |
-19 |
64 |
83 |
1 |
|
Group E
Georgia – Switzerland 96-88 (Shermandid 16 p. 13 r. – Kazadi 22 p. 10 r. 10 as.)
Finland – Serbia 58-80 (Palmi 16 p. – Raduljica 19 p.)
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|
STREAK |
GAME POINTS |
POINTS |
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
# |
Team |
P |
W |
L |
% |
Last 5 |
For |
Agt |
+/- |
FA |
AA |
|
|
1 |
Serbia |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100 |
80 |
58 |
22 |
80 |
58 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
Georgia |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100 |
96 |
88 |
8 |
96 |
88 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
Switzerland |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
88 |
96 |
-8 |
88 |
96 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
Finland |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
58 |
80 |
-22 |
58 |
80 |
1 |
|
Group F
Hungary – Slovenia 77-75 (Allen 16 p. – Morgan 16 p.)
Austria – Ukraine 73-88 (Trmal 13 p. – Herun 13 p.)
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|
STREAK |
GAME POINTS |
POINTS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
# |
Team |
P |
W |
L |
% |
Last 5 |
For |
Agt |
+/- |
FA |
AA |
|
|
1 |
Ukraine |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100 |
88 |
73 |
15 |
88 |
73 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
Hungary |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100 |
77 |
75 |
2 |
77 |
75 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
Slovenia |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
75 |
77 |
-2 |
75 |
77 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
Austria |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
73 |
88 |
-15 |
73 |
88 |
1 |
|
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