Lakers celebrity Luka Doncic notched a uncommon triple-double within the EuroBasket match on Sunday. He scored 26 factors, had 11 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds in Slovenia’s 86-69 victory over Belgium in Poland. In keeping with the Related Press, the triple-double was the fourth in EuroBasket historical past since 1995 and fifth total.
Doncic additionally grew to become the youngest participant to achieve 400 profession EuroBasket factors since Tony Parker in 2007.
“This can be a regular day on the workplace for him,” Slovenia small ahead Edo Muric mentioned of Doncic. “I’m much more glad that at present we confirmed we will play good protection. And that we received.”
The Slovenian group misplaced to Poland and France of their first two match video games.
“For me, I’d choose he rating 50,” Belgium coach Dario Gjergja mentioned, per Dan Woike of The Athletic. “To be trustworthy, I’d choose he rating 50 however the others don’t execute … as a result of he’s succesful to make all people higher, by no means thoughts about high quality round him. And that is why he’s a celebrity.”
Doncic scored a mixed 73 factors in Slovenia’s first two video games.
“It’s not about me being good. I believe all people, you understand, we lose as a group, we win as a group,” he mentioned.
Slovenia’s match schedule continues Tuesday towards Iceland earlier than the group stage concludes Thursday towards Israel. The highest 4 groups from every six-team group advance to the single-elimination portion of the match in Latvia.
