Serbia easily achieved a victory in the first match at the European Championship in Riga, against the Baltic team – 98:64 (32:12, 24:17, 30:15, 12:20).
Serbia started its quest for a gold medal at the European Championship with a convincing victory; in the first round, the Eagles celebrated against the likable Estonian team.
The question of the winner was not posed for a single moment. It was an incredible fact that the Estonians only tried for two points twice in the first quarter, and as many as 13 times for three points, hitting on four occasions.
And Serbia played like a punishing expedition; the team led from the bench by Svetislav Pešić was scoring from all positions, there was no weak spot, so the scoreboard already showed 9:0 at the start of the match.
Serbia gained its first double-digit advantage after Petrušev’s dunk (16:6), but the difference then grew constantly, up to an incredible 32:12 at the end of the first quarter.
The great advantage relaxed the Eagles a little, and it was easier for the Estonians, who finally scored two points, and Pešić even called a time-out in the early phase of the second quarter (38:18).
The head coach played almost all the players; in the first half, only Gudurić was not on the court. And in such a balance of power and a slightly more casual second quarter, Serbia further increased the difference before halftime (56:29).
In addition to Serbia and Estonia, the teams of Latvia, Portugal, Turkey, and the Czech Republic will also play in Group A.
The third quarter resembled the first one; the team at the start of the second half was driven by two NBA aces, Jokić and Jović, who were both scoring and assisting (66:29). At that time, Gudurić, the only one without minutes in the first half, also got a chance.
After two three-pointers from Avramović from the corner in a short period of time, the difference became even greater, and after Petrušev’s three-pointer with the sound of the siren, and baskets by Vukčević and Gudurić, it was also “plus 44” (83:39).
Until the end, everyone was waiting for the “hundred,” but it turned out that Serbia scored its last points in the match through Gudurić from the free throw line, with three minutes and 35 seconds remaining.
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Source: SportKlub; Photo: Starsport