Approaching the round of 16: The Israeli national team defeated the Netherlands tonight (Saturday) 67:74 and maintained a perfect record of two wins in two games in the European Championship.
As in the game against Finland, this time too Israel did not start well in defense.
Unlike the first game, the bad defense lasted for two quarters and not one, and at the break Guy Goodes' team was surprisingly behind 40:32.
Sussman.
It was not felt this evening, photo: AP
Perhaps to improve the defense, the national coach gave many more minutes to Lim Madar (14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 24 minutes) who rewarded him with great defensive moves and also some good offensive performances, including a tremendous three-pointer from almost half the court in the last minute and a half .
In the third quarter Israel made up for the deficit and in the middle of the fourth quarter took the lead after long minutes.
Yam Madr. A very large basket, photo: FIBA
Israel did not impress against the humble Dutch team, but tough and trained in the image and likeness of the well-known Maurizio Buscaglia.
Luckily again we had Danny Avdia who provided great moves on both sides of the field and led the scoring list with 21 points and a 19. Gal Mekel was also excellent in the decisive moments with both defense and attack.
Avdia
Big moves in the clutch, photo: Reuters
Tomorrow the national teams will have a day off, then on Monday Israel will meet Poland (15:00) in a game where a victory will guarantee them advancement to Europe's 16 majors.
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