The victory over Mexico is archived, and tomorrow (10.45:XNUMX, TV Vijesti) the Montenegrin basketball team will face Egypt in the second round of the Mundobasket.
The premiere was perfect, Mexico was frozen to minus 20 (91:71), so a big step was taken towards a historic performance in the second phase of the World Cup. But the work is not done yet.
"Egypt is an atypical team. In transition, counterattacks and game discipline, they are perhaps faster than Mexico. Certainly somewhere in the range of Mexico in terms of quality. We will have to work well for 40 minutes if we want to win. We are far from scoring points. We are preparing the same like for Mexico. Concentration and focus for 40 minutes. I hope that tomorrow we will have a clearer picture of what is happening in our group," said coach Boško Radović.
In the first match, Egypt convincingly lost to Lithuania. The selector says that this is a dangerous team, which should not be allowed too many three-point shots, especially from transition.
"Lithuania opened the game aggressively in defense and it immediately gave a result. In the second quarter, as soon as the aggression was reduced, Egypt started to play. The Lithuanians allowed them to play what they wanted, so they returned to the game. In the second half Lithuania increased their aggressiveness again, so the difference ended at 30. Egypt is a dangerous team. If we allow them their rhythm, transition with a lot of possession, with shots for three from transition, we will have a problem. It's more or less the same scouting and the same principles as against Mexico. I hope that we will have energy in defense and that we will play a good game," said Radović.
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