The Lebanese nationwide workforce began its fourth participation within the FIBA World Cup held in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines, with a extreme loss by the hands of Latvia, 70-109, in Group H in Jakarta on Friday.
The Lebanese nationwide workforce, returning to take part within the Selwa World Cup after an absence of 13 years since its final participation within the World Cup in Turkey in 2010, acquired a heavy loss by the hands of Latvia, which is collaborating for the primary time, and which showered the Lebanese basket with 18 triples out of 35 makes an attempt, in a excessive charge of 51% from outdoors. the bow.
The Latvians, who missed NBA star Christaps Porzingis on account of damage, didn’t wait lengthy to impose their dominance, as they completed the primary quarter main 27-17, earlier than the distinction reached the brink of thirty within the second quarter, which ended 55-30.
The trios rained down on the heads of the Lebanese nationwide workforce, which suffered from defensive losses and lack of bodily health, led by the American citizen Omari Spielman, who didn’t depart any important mark within the match, both in protection or assault.
Dairis Bertans was one of the best scorer for Latvia with 20 factors, together with six triples, and Rolands Schmits added 17 factors. Whereas Sergio Al-Darwish scored 19 factors and Spellman 18, most of them within the last seconds.
Lebanon’s activity will probably be tougher when it faces France on Sunday, then Canada subsequent week.
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