In a match with … knockout fragrance, tension, passion, score and dramatic finale, the Latvia celebrated its first victory in Eurobasket 2025!
Luca Banki’s team … saw it all from the fighter EstoniaBut in the end, the superstar and leader of the team, Kristaps Porzingis, said “present” and gave his first pink card to his national team with Score 72-70!
The Latvians needed to return twice into the match from two -digit differences and get the victory in a “crazy” last quarter where Estonia stayed at zero for more than eight minutes!
Top of the winners was the Porzingis With 26 points and 7 rebounds, while Estonia and Konontsuk stood out with 13 points each.
The match:
OR Estonia made sure to challenge those who believed before the start of the fight that the Latvia She would have an easy and comfortable evening at her “home” in front of her thousands of fans at “Xiaomi Arena”! The team of Heko Ranoula made it difficult for the “hostess”, which he not only looked into the eyes, but also reached her limits! A little bit of the stress of the Latvians about the first positive result at home, a bit of the great failure of the two teams, turned the match into a derby from start to finale!
With pluralism in attack, Estonia managed to close the First period at +4 and 21-17, With Kulamae and ‘shocking’ the whole of Luca Banki and preceding with +12 (29-17) At the start of the second quarter! With Porzingis taking the situation in his hands and scoring critical and large baskets, but also Bertans following, Latvia reduced to Pontus (37-36), before both teams go to the Smooths with the score at 42-38.
Scary Sights for the Estonian Fans. ??
Kristaps Porzingis Came to Play Today – 12 PTS in the 1st Half! ????#Eurobasket pic.twitter.com/IVFXKFQ2FZ
– FIBA ​​Eurobasket (@eurobasket) August 29, 2025
Thanks to an aggressive outburst in the first four minutes of the third period, Estonia uploaded the difference for the second time tonight at the match at a double-digit price (52-41), with Latvia reacting and with a three-point storm and their protagonists, Zaggar, Porzing At +2 and 63-61!
The unicorn has arrived ??#Eurobasket pic.twitter.com/7gbtxaquqa
– FIBA ​​Eurobasket (@eurobasket) August 29, 2025
The thriller continued in the fourth and final periods, with great defenses, anxiety and failure playing a dominant role in the parquet. It was characteristic that he needed to 5:09 racing minutes to get the first points in the quarter (!) with the Estonia to score its first points at 1:51 ‘before the final!
Five critical points of the Hawks superstar, Kristaps Porzingis in the match finale, they wrote in 70-64, with Latvia finally taking the Pink match sheet with the final 72-70.
The quarters: 21-17, 42-38, 61-63, 70-72.
See the statistics of the race here.
Source: Sport Fm
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