Spain’s legend grows with a victory against Finland in the Eurobasket that took him to the semi-finals

Willy Hernangómez gave an outstanding performance He had 27 points and 5 rebounds, but key pieces like his brother Juancho (15 points), Brizuela (14) and the immortal Rudy Fernández (11 points) were also in the game. It was only in this way that the team recovered a game they lost by 15 points and managed to score a magnificent second half, putting their classification back on track.

start the nerves

from the first moment Finland has made it clear that their place in the top eight of the tournament is not a gift. He played with the freshness and joy he displayed throughout the championship without being affected by Spain’s strong stage (8-2). It didn’t take long for the Finnish team to get used to the game and take the initiative, which has a very upright and bold style. Although the Baltic star Markkanen’s role was clear, he didn’t even need to take on the game more than necessary. In fact, the first comfortable advantages came without him on the pitch, as Lasso Tuovi’s team plays from the heart and has experienced players like Lenovo Tenerife player Sasu Salin who are guaranteed on offense.

The Spanish team was attacked by all the doubts that did not arise in the championship. Left overly motivated. Reasonable price for such an inexperienced blog. There was rush in the action, occasional individual play excess, too many turnovers and also poor shooting options.

Few of Scariolo players have managed to get into the dynamics of a game. The game marked by Finland’s atypical approachfive open players, a clear lack of center and a very high percentage of three (7/13 in four halves).

Willy as a guide

Hero against Lithuania, this time Lorenzo Brown was thicker than usual in the beginning. Willy Hernangómez once again supported the team. so as not to lose its consistency. And his brother Juancho, who took another step Luckily the team got off balance in the first half as the situation threatened to ruin itself and Finland opened a dangerous lead by 15 points (22-37, 13; 33-48, 17).

Spain did an absolute reset mentally and physically in the locker room. Willy’s determination seemed to reflect on his other teammates, who shook their nerves and rained aggression on the track. intelligence that was missing from the start. A quick 8-1 run resulted in a spectacular change in the scenario and a change in the heroes.

Finland began to feel the encouragement of its rival. And for the first time, the team felt confident in its strength, with the appearance of players like the unprecedented Brizuela in the first 20 minutes, with Rudy Brown’s invaluable defensive work fundamental to the decisive stage, much more effective and far more effective. soon. Spain signed a 30-15 partial relinquishing command for the final partial (73-67) and Brizuela allowed Rudy and an invaluable Alberto Díaz to face the decisive minutes with enough confidence that he appeared on the defensive to close the win.