Spain crowns its faith with spectacular gold

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  • The national team wins its fourth European title, dominating France from start to finish in the final (88-76)

  • Juancho Hernangómez emerged, with his 27 points, as the hero of a memorable collective night

When commitment, work and enthusiasm come into play, transition stages do not exist. The gold medal of Spain in the eurobasket 2022 It will endure in time as proof. It is a gigantic gold. An indelible memory to pass on from generation to generation. Where the individual talent of the great stars was not able to reach, many of them dominant in the NBA such as Antetokounmpo (Greece), Doncic (Slovenia) or Jokic (Serbia) came the wish of a group committed to honoring its recent history with a great and spectacular victory against the powerful France (88-76).

The gold medal that the team won this Sunday has an incalculable value. The generation of Gasol, Reyes and Navarro and company, he reached the top because of his enormous talent. The new family assembled by Scariolo in record time, with seven debutants in the tournament, he has shattered 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. The wow factor. He finished the game with 27 points and a sensational series of 7 of 9 in triples to complete the best game of his life. The MVP award was deserved. But next to him, all the heroes of the Scariolo team appeared: Willy Hernangomez (14 points, 8 rebounds), chosen tournament MVP, Lorenzo Brown (14 points and 11 assists), Jaime Fernandez (13) or Alberto Diaz (8), a fundamental time coming off the bench.

a gale

There were no doubts about the competitive gene of the selection. But its staging and its first 20 minutes exceeded any expectations. Spain was a cyclone. Hooked on the overwhelming success from the triple of Juancho Hernangomez the selection was cementing his confidence until living moments of authentic madness. The brand new wing of the Raptors he missed his first triple. But then he chained six to shoot the coach’s differences up to 21 points (47-26), while the coach Vincent Collette he kept moving his stool in search of an answer, which had not yet arrived. He tried it with a zone, which Juancho shattered with his pitches.

This tremendous efficiency was combined in the Spanish team with an excellent job of help and anticipation in defense, denying the ball to Rudy Gobert, determining piece for the French schemes. And with the also interesting appearance of Willy Hernangomez in the zone. But the Spanish gale finally abated and France found a respite through Evan Fournierthe forward of the Knicks, the main responsible for the French arreón until the end of the first half, a partial 0-11, which brought him back to life (47-37).

maximum tension

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The change of scenery gave strength back to the French team who tightened the score again with a huge physical display (51-46) taking advantage of a few minutes of doubts from Scariolo’s players. The appearance in those moments of James Fernandez, with two providential triples, however, allowed him to regain sensations and appear in the last ten minutes again with everything under control (66-57) and with a France more and more nervous and with fewer ideas.

Only Evan Fournier and in a few moments Heurtel they dared to respond to the challenge of the national team, trying to re-engage in the match. But again Juancho Hernangomez He reappeared huge in the last minutes to pave the way for a spectacular victory, unimaginable when the tournament began, but absolutely deserved after a superb final.

Spain, 88 – France, 76

Spain : Brown (14), Jaime Fernández (13), López-Arostegui (-), Pradilla (-), Willy Hernangómez (14) -first five-, Brizuela (3), Alberto Díaz (8), Rudy Fernández (7) , Garuba (2), Juancho Hernangómez (27), Parra (-), Sebas Saiz (-).

15 of 31 triples (J. Hernangomez, 7). 27 rebounds, 11 offensive (W. Hernangomez, 8), 24 assists (Brown, 11)

France: Albicy (1), Fournier (23), Tarpey (4), Yabusele (13), Gobert (6) -starting five-, Fall (-), Heurtel (16), Luwawu-Cabarrot (-), Okobo (9) and Poirier (4).

9 of 23 triples (Fournier, 4). 28 rebounds, 5 offensive (Tarpey, 9), 20 assists (Heurtel, 7)

Partials: 23-14; 24-23; 19-20; 22-19

Referees: Ademir Zurapovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Boris Krejic (Slovenia) and Martins Kozlovskis (Latvia). Without eliminated.



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