All-Star Rockets large man Alperen Sengun practically notched a triple-double throughout Turkey’s 92–78 win over Czechia on Friday, writes Edvinas Jablonskis of BasketNews. Sengun completed with 23 factors, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.
“I noticed on social media, each in america and in Europe, folks writing about my assertion on the distinction between the EuroLeague and the NBA. Give me Alperen Sengun at Panathinaikos and we are going to beat the Houston Rockets,” Turkey coach Ergin Ataman mentioned postgame, per Jablonskis.
Sengun adopted up that Herculean effort with a 20-point, seven-rebound, five-assist displaying in a 95-54 blowout of Portugal Saturday, per Sportando’s Alessandro Maggi. Turkey will now sq. off in opposition to Serbia for his or her group’s high spot within the Spherical of 16.
There’s extra out of EuroBasket:
- Jazz star ahead Lauri Markkanen has been within the midst of a superlative tear all through EuroBasket and within the event’s warm-up video games to this point. The 7-footer notched 43 factors in simply 23 minutes for his native Finland throughout a 109-79 blowout of Nice Britain, per Eurohoops. He adopted that up with a double-double in an 85-65 victory in opposition to Bulls heart Nikola Vucevic‘s Montenegro on Saturday, experiences Maggi.
- Three-time MVP Nuggets heart Nikola Jokic helped propel Serbia to an 80-69 win in opposition to Portugal with a 23-point, 10-board double-double, writes Semih Tuna of Eurohoops. Warmth ahead Nikola Jovic chipped in 18 factors of his personal. Serbia adopted that up by beating Kristaps Porzingis‘ Latvia on Saturday, 84-80, and clinching its place within the spherical of 16, tweets Ira Winderman of The South Florida Solar Sentinel. Jokic logged a 39-point, 10-board effort.
- Early within the first half of the Portugal conflict, former Kings and Sixers heart Filip Petrusev was ejected and subsequently suspended for one recreation after “an act of violence,” in keeping with Dario Skerletic of Sportando. He was additionally fined for five,000 Euros.
- Dwelling staff Poland vanquished Path Blazers ahead Deni Avdija‘s Israel, 66-64, sustaining its good file in EuroBasket competitors on Saturday, writes Maggi.
