The Latvian basketball team loses at the end of the game in Finland

After 75:86, Rolands Šmits threw two free throws, Rodions Kurucs added two points, but after Artūrs Strautiņš’s three-pointer a minute and a half before the end of the game, the score difference was reduced to four points – 82:86.

55 seconds before the end of the game, Kurucs made it 84:86 from under the basket. 37 seconds before the end of the game, Elias Valtonen violated the rules against Lomaž, but Šmits was inaccurate in the counter attack, and Strautiņš lost the ball in the next attack.

On Wednesday, the Latvian basketball players defeated the Egyptian national team 84:63 in the test match at Arena Riga.

Georgia and the Philippines will be opponents of the Latvian national team in the qualifying tournament group of the Olympic Games, while Brazil, Cameroon and Montenegro will play in the second group.

The battle for the right to play in the Paris Olympic Games tournament will take place in “Arena Riga” from July 2 to 7. The Latvian national team will play against the Georgian national team in the Group A tournament on July 2, at 7 p.m., and against the Philippine team on July 3, at 7 p.m.

The two best teams of the group will play against one of the best teams of Group B (Brazil, Montenegro and Cameroon) in the semi-finals on July 6. The winners of the semi-final matches will fight for the only ticket to Paris on Sunday, July 7.

Latvian national team candidates for the qualification tournament of the Paris Olympic Games:

Rodions Kurucs, Artūrs Kurucs (both – Murcia UCAM, Spain), Mareks Mejeris (Cluj-Napoca U-BT, Romania), Dāvis Bertāns (Charlotte Hornets, NBA), Dairis Bertāns (VEF Riga), Jānis Timma, Jānis Strēlnieks (both – “Obradoiro” of Santiago de Compostela, Spain), Rolands Šmits (“Anadolu Efes” of Istanbul, Turkey), Artūrs Strautiņš (“Derthona” of Tortona, Italy), Klāvs Čavars (“Yokohama”, Japan), Rihards Lomažs (Bologna “Virtus”, Italy), Marcis Steinberg (Manreza “Baxi”, Spain), Andrzej Pasečnik (“Palencia”, Spain), Kristers Zorik (Izmir “Petkimspor”, Turkey), Artūrs Žagar (Vilnius “Wolves”, Lithuania ).

2024-06-28 17:33:53
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