Men s Basketball Team s European Cup: Superstars shine, unpopularity and big victory

On September 1, the fifth day of the Men's Basketball Team's European Cup came to an end, and the battle was fierce and exciting. The powerful men from all walks of life have shown their swords, and the outstanding performance of the superstars and the unpopular results in some games have feasted the fans.

In the match between Slovenia and Belgium, although Doncic's offensive feel was poor, Slovenia led by 6 points in the first quarter with the overall performance of the team. In the second quarter, Doncic gradually got into the best of the game, leading the team to expand its lead to double digits, and at the end of the half, Slovenia led by 12 points 43-31. In the second half, Slovenia always suppressed Belgium, and the score difference in the final quarter was more than 20 points. In the end, he easily won the game and ushered in the first victory of this year's European Cup. Doncic contributed 26 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals triple-double, and Prepelic also scored 12 points. On the Belgian side, VanVleet scored 15 points and 5 rebounds and Lecomt scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Greek men's basketball team returned strongly after Antetokounmpo's rest, defeating Georgia 94-53. At the beginning of the game, Antetokounmpo led the Greek men's basketball team to 9 points in the first quarter with 22-13, and continued to suppress their opponents in the second quarter, winning another 8 points in a single quarter, and leading by 17 points at the end of the half. After the change of sides, Antetokounmpo led the team to a climax of 18-3, instantly expanding the lead to 32 points. After that, Greece firmly controlled the initiative in the game and finally won with a huge advantage of 41 points. Antetokounmpo efficiently scored 27 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, while Mitoglu also contributed 17 points. Georgia's Mamukailashvili scored 14 points and Shermadini scored 11 points and 7 rebounds. With this victory, Greece firmly ranked first in the group with three consecutive wins and advanced to the top 16 ahead of schedule.

The match between Israel and France is ups and downs. Israel was 10 points behind in the first quarter and launched a strong counterattack. The second quarter was 9-1. The two teams were then in a stalemate and tied at 36 in the first quarter. The two sides were still in a stalemate in the third quarter, but France fell into a scoring drought in the last quarter. Avdia seized the opportunity to lead the team to a climax of 11-0 to widen the gap. Israel beat France 27-13 in the last quarter, and finally defeated France 82-69. Avdia performed well, scoring 23 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 steals, and Madal also scored 18 points. France's Rissache scored 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, while other players performed relatively poorly, with Yabussele scored 7 points, Maledon scored 5 points, Culibaly scored 4 points, and Francesco made only 1 of 8 shots and only 2 points.

The match between Spain and Cyprus was a one-sided trend. Due to the huge gap in strength between the two teams, Spain led 19-9 in the first quarter and won 14 points in the second quarter with Spain 24 points at the end of the half, while the entire Cyprus scored only 17 points in the half. Spain had a stronger firepower in the second half, and played the game 29-12 in the third quarter. Although Cyprus counterattacked in the final quarter, it was no longer able to make the situation come true. In the end, Spain ushered in a 44-point victory. Willie Hernangomez scored 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, and Eusta contributed 12 points. Cyprus Willis scored 16 points and 6 rebounds, while Hristozulu had 9 points and 4 rebounds.

The match between Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina was equally exciting. After Bosnia and Herzegovina 8-2, Fontechio scored 8 points in a row to help Italy overtake the score, and Italy led by 1 point 22-21 in the first quarter. The two sides started a tug-of-war in the second quarter, and Fontechio fired at full fire, scoring 21 points in the first half, helping Italy lead by 4 points in the first half. In the third quarter, Italy widened the score gap 28-21. Although Nurkic led the team to catch up with points in the last quarter, Bosnia and Herzegovina scored 8-0 and once reached 5 points, Italy immediately responded 8-0 to lock in the victory, and Italy finally won 96-79. Fontechio scored 39 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, Spiso scored 14 points, 5 assists, and Thompson scored 14 points, 4 assists. Bosnia and Herzegovina Nurkic scored 21 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, and Robertson scored 13 points.

In addition, in Poland's match against Iceland, Loyd and Bonnetka led Poland to a 3-point lead in the first quarter 19-16, and the Iceland's outside touch felt cold in the second quarter. Poland took the opportunity to expand its lead 22-16 in a single quarter, and Poland led by 9 points at the end of the half. The two teams played hard to solve in the third quarter, but Poland always had the upper hand and entered the final quarter with a 10-point advantage. Iceland counterattacked strongly in the last quarter and once overtook the score, but Poland quickly launched a wave of offensive to stabilize the situation, and finally defeated Iceland 84-75, happily won three consecutive victories and advanced to the top 16 ahead of schedule. Loyd contributed 24 points, and Bonnetka scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Icelandic Helinasson scored 21 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, while Friedrixon had 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

In the European Cup, there are both the shining moments of superstars and the surprise of dark horses counterattack. The teams are fighting for honor, and each game is full of uncertainty. Let us look forward to a more exciting showdown in the subsequent games.