“There is no selfishness and they really play their hearts out every game.” There is no ego on the team,” Slovenia coach Aleksander Sekulic said. They are 17-0 in competition with Doncic, now looking to add Olympic gold to the European championship they won in 2017. The Slovenians will face unbeaten France on Thursday in the semifinals. local start but picked it up in the second half with his scoring and playmaking to keep Germany from making any serious dent in Slovenia's lead.
“We know that and we accept that, but we have so much weapons on our team and it’s easy to play with him because when he plays, like three guys have to guard him.”ĭoncic wasn't sharp early in the 10 a.m. But all the attention he draws means opposing defenses have to leave other players open and Doncic is happy to give them the ball. Of the Slovenians - maybe of the entire basketball tournament. Zoran Dragic got Slovenia off to a fast start by making his first six shots and finished 11 for 13 en route to his 27 points.
Wins are all Doncic ever gets when he wears his country's uniform.ĭoncic had 20 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, and Slovenia beat Germany 94-70 on Tuesday in the opening game of the men's quarterfinals.
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - Luka Doncic and Slovenia need one win for a medal in their Olympic basketball debut.
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