There are no transitional stages when commitment, work, and enthusiasm kick in. Golden medal Spain inside eurobasket 2022 as evidence will stand with time. It’s a huge gold. An indelible memory that will be passed down from generation to generation. Where the individual talents of the big stars, many of whom dominate the NBA, such as Antetokounmpo (Greece), Doncic (Slovenia) or Jokic (Serbia), came the desire of a group determined to honor their recent history. With a big and spectacular win against France (88-76).
The gold medal the team won this Sunday is invaluable. generation Gasol, Reyes and Navarro reached the top thanks to their tremendous talents. The new family, with seven names that were brought together in record time by Scariolo and participated in the tournament, dynamized all expectations. No one believed in success beyond the locker room. But the faith of the Scariolo group was capable of moving mountains.
Juancho Hernangomez He was the unexpected hero of the night. Wow factor. He finished the game with 27 points and a sensational streak of 9 to 7 in triples to complete the best game of his life. MVP award deserved. But next to him, all the heroes of the Scariolo team appeared: Willy Hernangómez (14 points, 8 rebounds), Lorenzo Brown (14 points and 11 assists), who was named MVP of the tournament, Jaime Fernández (13) or Alberto Díaz (8), once basically coming off the counter.
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There was no doubt about the competitive gene of selection. But The staging and first 20 minutes exceeded all expectations. Spain was a hurricane. Connected to the overwhelming success of Juancho Hernangómez’s trio, the team built their trust until they experienced moments of true craziness. The new Raptors forward has missed his first trio. However, he then chained six of them to pull the coach’s lead up to 21 points (47-26). He tried with an area that Juancho had destroyed with his shots.
This tremendous efficiency was combined in the Spanish team. excellent help and anticipation work in defense, Refusing the ball to Rudy Gobert, a decisive piece for the French plans. And with the interesting appearance of Willy Hernángomez in the area. But the Spanish whirlwind was over and France took a breather through Knicks forward Evan Fournier, who was mainly responsible for the French surge until the end of the first half, a partial 0-11, which brought him back to life. (47 -37).
maximum voltage
The change of scenery empowered the French team, who took advantage of Scariolo’s players to take advantage of a few minutes’ doubts and tightened the score again with a big physical show (51-46). However, the appearance of Jaime Fernández in those moments with two divine triads allowed the feelings to heal. and reappears in the last ten minutes with France becoming increasingly tense with everything under control (66-57) and fewer ideas.
Only Evan Fournier and Heurtel for a few moments dared to answer the national team’s challenge, trying to get back into the match. However, Juancho Hernangómez resurfaced in the last minutes, paving the way for a well-deserved spectacular victory after a spectacular final that was unimaginable when the tournament started.