Latvia had very hard time against Estonia. They won game, but it was one of worst quality games that i saw for a while. Both teams didn't managed to score for more than 5 minutes in 4th quarter. And in 8 minutes there was just 2 points scored. So far Latvia looks disappointing.
Finland get easy win against Great Britain. Markkanen scored 43 points and probably it wasn't his limit, but coach left him on bench early.
Serbia wins against Portugal. Nothing to say about this game besides fact that Petrusev was ejected. IMO, he didn't deserved such strict penalty:
https://x.com/klikclick191174/status/1961496178744332694Tomorrow we will have 12 games as all 24 teams will play. Whole day full of great basketball.
Both Latvia and Estonia are bad basketball teams.
The final quarter was a disaster. It felt like the players were throwing bricks at the basket instead of balls.
Latvia capitalized on home advantage and won.
Bad games like this happen sometimes. Even in the first quarter. Players can't get going and can't make baskets, but scoring only two points in eight minutes in the final quarter is terrible. It's like watching a football game, not a basketball one.