NBA Star Centers Battle turns in Eurobasket

Houston, Texas – 21. January: Alperen Sengun # 28 Rockets Cristaps Porzingis # 8 Boston Celtics During the game at the Tiota Center 21. January 2024. In Houston, Texas. Note User: The user explicitly admits and agrees that the download and use of this photo, consent agrees to the terms and conditions of GETTI Images licenses. (Photo Alex Bierens de Haan / Getty Images)

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One of the games of the headed day One of the Eurobaskets was Latvia, one of the countries of the host tournament, welcoming Turkey to Arena Riga. The battle fell a pair of NBA centers with All-Starde pedigree against each other.

The game was a long-term chance for KristaS Porzingis play for Latvia. He planned to do it before two flights. Unfortunately, as Latvian Male National Basketball Team prepared for her first look of World Cups of FIBA, plantar fascitis forced him to sit down. He was still on his hand to support them for his games in Indonesia and Philippines.

He was now in uniform, representing Latvia in his country. However, the story of the match was revenge.

In 2017, in Arena Fenerbahce in Istanbul, Latvia crashed Turkey. This time, the packaged house in Arena Riga was remained in a stunned silence.

Altereren Sengun leads Turkey in EUROBASKET Openner

The Houstin rockets The star was in the center of victory 93-73 Turkey. Sengun filled the Stat sheet. He finished 16 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, one steal, and one block. While his lonely three-point attempt did not type a hunk, he turned into seven of the 12 shots he raised.

“He’s good, it’s talented” Porzingis said about Sengun Post-GamesAccording to the FIBA ​​Eurobasket’s official page. “How’s it going around, he’s really good at it. He’s like a baby (Nikola) Jokic. His crossing his teammates, as his teammates are better, how he gathers him to his teammates better, he gathers him with his teammates.

Seven years of NBA Veteran Cedi Osman generated the game-high 20 points. Osman now plays for Panathinaikos. Visitors also received 15 points, six rebounds, and three helpers from Shane Larkin. The former choice of the first round is the captain of the team for Anadola Efes Turkish basketball superfares and Euroleague.

It was an important factor of the dominant transition of Turkey was a hot shot outside the port. The main coach of Ergin Ataman’s club is capitalized on 15/25 slugs. It rolled over his previously high on Eurobasket. It happened in 2022. years when they crashed 14 vs. France.

“I expected this kind of victory because I know the power of my team,” Ataman said after victory. “I know the potential of my team.”

It is necessary or not, Turkey has sent a strong reminder of its potential in its Eurobasket opener. She caught her ability to improve past groups and the possibility that this could be the last team standing at this year’s competition.