Belgium comes down from the cloud to Spain with a romp

Spain seemed to pass through eurobasketball installed in a bubble of happiness and Belgium it woke her up, suddenly, from her dream and showed her her harsh reality: that of a vulnerable team, within the reach of anyone, if they don’t do things right. That was what happened at the Tbilisi Arena. The Belgian team, not so long ago a rival light years away from the status of the Spanish, was much better from start to finish and inflicted a painful defeat (73-83).

In the accelerated transition that the national team is forced to experience, not everything could go as smoothly as it did before Bulgarian or Georgian, in the first two days. It was logical that doubts would appear and that the slump would come and Spain suffered against Belgium, a match that came just 24 hours after his enormous display of energy against the host and that could complicate his future in the European Championship. A victory would have practically assured him the ticket for the round of 16. Now, the future darkens, since in the calendar awaits him, in theory, the two most powerful rivals of the group: Montenegrin this tuesday and Turkeyon Wednesday.

“It’s something that could happen to us due to the lack of experience of many of the players. We still needed a slap,” he admitted. Sergio Scariolo in the press room, without overly dramatizing the defeat. “Now the only thing that matters is going out to win the next game and going out to beat a very good team like Montenegro. It’s in our hands to qualify for the second phase and it’s in our hands to do it in the top positions,” he remarked.

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Belgium he never let Spain play comfortably, he clearly dominated rebounding (40, with 14 offensive players compared to 31 for the Spanish team), he shot 11 triples from outside with a 44% success rate and always found someone who pulled the group , especially Lecomte author Of 20 Points, Guilletauthor of 14 points, and Bako (10 points, 9 rebounds). The Spanish team, on the other hand, worked in fits and starts. He found the points Willy Hernangomez (18 points), but there was no one else who could take over, with his brother Juancho (11 and lorenzo brown (11) with more will than effectiveness.

The team entered the last three minutes with an advantage (73-71), but was totally overtaken by Belgium in the final stretch and conceded a 0-12 run, which melted his chances in the match and who knows, if also in the tournament.