By Stathis Trapezanlidis/ info@eurohoops.net
The World Cup is over and Eurohoops presents the most important numbers from the tournament, the memorable nights and the great records which are already part of history. For individual stats Eurohoops presented the best of the group phase here the numbers of the big final here plus the daily reports after the games.
The historical records
- Lithuania didn’t earn any free throws in 40 minutes!!! That’s absolutely a negative record in World Cup’s history. Twice in the past Angola earned two free throws (1990, 1994), once Canada (1963) and Cuba (1986) but Lithuania is the first team ever which didn’t shot a free throw during a game!
- Asik’s 20 rebounds (12-8) is a FIBA World Cup record! To be honest, he caught another Turkish player in the first place of the best rebounding performances, Mirsad Turkcan (13-7)!
- Kyrie Irving was perfect in threes (6/6, 100%) and this is the best performance in a final of the World Cup.
- Milos Teodosic’s 7 assists is also the best performance in a final of the World Cup.
The records of Kyrie Irving, Milos Teodosic and Mike Krzyzewski
- Mike Krzyzewski is the third coach who wins twice the World Cup after Togo Renan Soares “Kanela” (Brazil) and Alexander Gomelsky (Soviet Union). No one has won it three times until now.
- Kyrie Irving made 6 three pointers and tied Jorge Garbajosa’s performance (6/11) from 2006 against Greece in the final. However, Kevin Durant made seven (7/13) in 2010 against Turkey.
- More records for Kyrie Irving! He scored 26 points, the fifth best performance in a final after Myshkin (29 p. in 1982), Durant (28 p. in 2010, 39 minutes), Oberto (28 p. in 2002, 40 minutes) and Bodiroga (27 p. 33 minutes), but hes was the best according to the minutes he played (24 minutes)!
- Kyrie Irving is the fourth American MVP of the tournament after Kevin Durant (2010), Shaquille O’Neal (1994) and Doc Rivers (1982).
- Milos Teodosic was for a second consecutive time a member of the all tournament team of the World Cup (2010-2014). He tied the record of great players like Manu Ginobili (2002-2006), Dragan Kicanovic (1978-1982), Vladimir, Tkachenko (1978-1982), Sergei Belov (1970-1974), Modestas Paulauskas (1967-1970) and Amaury Pasos (1959-1963). No one has three consecutive presences in the all tournament team until now.
The memorable night of the USA
- USA’s 129 points is the second best scoring performance in a final ever.
- The final’s 221 points is the best scoring performance in this tournament and the second best number ever in World Cup’s history!
- USA is the third back to back champion in World Cup after Brazil (1959-1963) and Serbia (1998-2002).
The big personal and team performances of the tournament
- Angola’s Yanick Moreira scored 38 points against Australia in group phase.
- Senegal’s Xane D’Almeida dished up 14 assists against Philippines in group phase.
- Ricky Rubio had 7 steals against Serbia in group phase.
- Anthony Davis said 5 times “no” to his opponents (5 blocks against Dominican Republic) in group phase.
- Andray Blatche (PHI) was the only one with 5 double-double (21,2 p., 13,8 r.)!
- USA had 54 rebounds against Slovenia in quarter finals and 18 steals against Finland in group phase.
- Brazil dished up 35 assists against Egypt in group phase.
- Spain had 13 blocks against Senegal in group phase.
The one on one duel from the past
Milos Teodosic and Nicola Batum had an old school duel in the second semi final of the World Cup between Serbia and France. It was a night from the past, when those kind of performances were something very usual. Their stats:
* Milos Teodosic had 24 points (4/5 2 p., 5/7 3 p., 1/2 FT), 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in almost 34 minutes.
* Nicola Batum had 35 points (3/5 2 p., 8/12 3 p., 5/6 FT), 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in almost 37 minutes.