US EditionLuka Doncic and Slovenia Too Much for Trail Blazers’ Deni Avdija and Israel at EuroBasket
Luka Doncic scored 37 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists to lead Slovenia to a 106-96 EuroBasket group win, securing a more favorable knockout stage position.
- On Thursday in Katowice, Slovenia national team defeated Israel national team 106-96 as Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic led with 37 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists at EuroBasket 2025.
- Having split their first four games, Slovenia national team stumbled early in Group D, making Thursday's final match crucial to improve their round-of-16 draw despite prior losses.
- Slovenia's ball movement showed up as the team shot 54.4% from the field with 28 assists, while Aleksej Nikolic scored 16 points and seven assists, and Alen Omic recorded 11 points and 10 rebounds.
- Slovenia now heads into the round of 16 this weekend against Italy, finishing third in Group D while Israel ended fourth and France topped the group.
- Doncic narrowly missed another triple-double by one assist, and if Slovenia advances past Italy, they likely face Germany, then France or Serbia in EuroBasket 2025.
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After a convincing 106:96 victory over Israel, Slovenia is third in Group D, set to face Italy in the round of 16. Luka Dončić shone, and the defense was also good in the first half.
With a combative performance in defense and an effective offense against Israel (106:96), the basketball players recorded their 58th victory for Slovenia at the European Championships in their 100th game, the third in a row in Katowice to boost their confidence before heading to Riga.
Luka became the top scorer in official matches in the history of Slovenia!
The Slovenian basketball team defeated Israel 106:96 (26:22, 30:21, 23:22, 27:31) with the help of a great performance from Luka Doncic and finished the European Championship group stage with three wins out of five games, similar to their opponent.
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