Beijing time on July 1st, the third window of the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup qualifiers ushered in the first match day. There were 7 games in the European zone, in which many teams led by NBA players played. Markkanen led the Finnish team to defeat the Swedish team; Boban 's German team defeated the Estonian team, and Doncic led the Slovenian team to easily defeat the Croatian team.
Finland team 85:69 Sweden team
Cavaliers Forward Markkanen shined in this game. He scored 22 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in the game. It can be said that he dominated the game on both offense and defense. And he performed dunks many times in the game. With this victory, the Finnish team advanced to the next round of qualifying.
German team 88:57 Estonian team
Star Schroeder, who plays for Rockets , performed well in this game. He scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists in the game, leading the team to a 29-point victory. win. In one of the goals, Schroeder used his footsteps to trick the opponent's defensive players and hit a layup. The whole process was very elegant. In addition, Bonga, who played for the Raptors last season, also performed well. He scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Latvian team 66:59 Serbian team
This game brings together many NBA players. These include Porzingis ( Latvia ), Bertans (Latvia), Boban (Serbia). However, Porzingis did not play. Bertans played 26 minutes and scored 8 points and 5 rebounds on 3 of 11 shots, including 2 of 10 three-pointers. Boban came off the bench for 12 minutes and only scored 4 points and 4 rebounds.
Greece team 93:71 British team
In this game, Antetokounmpo did not play. Kostas Antetokounmpo, who played for the Lakers and won the NBA championship , came on as a substitute. In just 15 minutes, Kostas Antetokounmpo made 4 of 6 shots and scored 10 points and 4 rebounds. In the middle of the final quarter, Costas received a pass from his teammate during the counterattack and succeeded in a one-handed alley-oop dunk, helping the team lead by more than 20 points to seal the victory.
Slovenia team 97:69 Croatia team
In this game, Doncic and Dragic played together. Doncic's performance was still very stable and efficient. He played 30 minutes in the game and made 6 of 14 shots, including 3 of 9 three-pointers. He scored a total of 21 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals. Dragic played 22 minutes and scored 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 8 of 16 shots. Under the leadership of the two of them, the Slovenian team took the initiative from the beginning of the game and finally achieved a 28-point victory.
Belgium team 102:59 Slovakia team
Five players from the Belgian team scored in double figures to complete a big victory. Among them, Obasohan made 7 of 10 shots and scored a team-high 18 points. Liberty scored 15 points. Deze Wu scored 12 points, Wan Weien scored 11 points, and Bako scored 10 points. On the other hand, for the Slovak team, only 3 players including Abraham scored in double figures, and 6 of the 10 players who played scored less than 5 points.
Poland team 90:85 Israel team (OT)
The Polish team and the Israeli team had a very anxious battle. The two sides ended the battle at 78:78 in regular time! In the last minute and a half of overtime, the two sides tied at 82:82. The Polish team hit a key three-pointer and then succeeded in a layup to establish a 5-point lead. Although the Israeli team did not give up, the Polish team still narrowly won the victory. Bonitka scored a team-high 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Although he only made 3 of 10 shots, he frequently caused damage and made 14 of 16 free throws.
