2024-04-12 13:05:38
Latvia, seeded third in the tournament, defeated New Zealand (7th) 21:10 in the second game of Group B.
In the Latvian national team, Čavars scored seven points, Miezis collected six points and three rebounds, Lācis had five points and eight rebounds, and Raimo had three points and three assists.
Nikau McCullough was the most productive for the opponents with six points.
The beginning of the game was similar – 7:7, but then the Latvians scored eight points in a row with one-point shots.
Lācis added a point to the game with a long shot 31.8 seconds before the end of the match.
It has already been reported that in the first match, Latvia defeated Mongolia (2nd) with 21:16, while New Zealand defeated Egypt (6th) with 17:13.
Latvians will play against Egypt on Saturday (6th).
All matches can be watched live on the “Youtube” account “FIBA3x3”.
Due to an injury, Kārlis Pauls Lasmanis cannot play in the tournament, who is replaced by Chavars.
The two best teams in the group advance to the semi-finals, where they will meet one of the teams in Group A – Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Austria or Switzerland. Only the best of the eight teams gets a ticket to the Paris Games.
If the Latvian national team fails to win in the first qualifying tournament, the next opportunity will be in the tournament that will take place from May 3 to 5 in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya, while the last chance to get an Olympic ticket will be from May 16 to 19 in the Hungarian city of Debrecen.
2024-04-12 13:05:38