Even with a weakened squad, Montenegro showed that it has the quality for the knockout phase of EuroBasket, its first victory came, and it was marked by great moves by the players in the red jersey.
After three losses, our national team defeated Sweden (87:81) and will now most likely need another triumph against the weakest team in the group, Great Britain, to advance to the round of XNUMX and travel to Riga.
Nikola Vučević recorded his third double-double (23 points, 15 rebounds) at this European Championship, Kyle Olman woke up when it mattered most, and Igor Drobnjak was once again one of the best in our national team.
The Spartak point guard scored 15 points, and at the moment when Sweden threatened to "unstick", he made a move that will probably be among the most beautiful at Eurobasket.
First, he slipped the ball through the legs of the 217-centimeter tall Matthias Markusson, and when he got around him, he was elusive for the rest of the Swedish defense - a great layup and a foul for an additional free throw.
Montenegro will play the decisive match for advancing from the group on Wednesday at 12.30:XNUMX.
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