Spain starts the Olympic tournament with a defeat against Australia (92-80)
The Spanish selection from San Sebastian Dario Brizuela and the Getxotian Xavier Lopez Arostegui has started with a defeat against Australia the Paris 2024 Olympic basketball tournament, by losing (92-80) a match that was played at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, on the outskirts of Lille, the venue for the group stage of a championship that, from the quarter-finals onwards, will be decided in the French capital.
The 27 points of Santi Aldamathe top scorer of the match, have not prevented Spain’s defeat, in a match in which the team captain, the Balearic Rudy Fernandezhas made history by becoming the first basketball player in history to compete in six Olympic Games.
In the early stages, Spain was not successful with outside shooting and Dyson Daniels raised the oceanic advantage to nine, shortly before the spectacular Josh Giddey expanded it to some worrying 12 pointsThe first break has been reached with a worrying 31-21.
He second act has opened with two hopeful Llull’s triplesAs the minutes passed, Spain seemed to get into the game, but a triple from Aldama was answered with another from McVeigh to restore the lead. eight points ahead that Australia had before the break, which was reached with 49-42 for Australia, after Lorenzo Brown’s final basket.
At 5:51 to go third quarter an immeasurable Aldama has put Spain ahead (56-54) for the first and only time. But that’s where things stayed. Because the red streak didn’t last and a triple from Daniels cleared things up for Australia again. Finally, the decisive act was reached with 69-60 against.
Australia has taken revenge by winning the first game of the entire Olympic basketball tournament by 92-80 against Spain, who will play their next match, in this same venue, next Tuesday, against the Greece by Giannis Antetokounmpo.
– Data sheet:
,92; Australia (31+18+20+23): Daniels (13), Giddey (17), Mills (19) Kay (8), Landale (20), -starting five-, Dellavedova (0), McVeigh (13), Magnay (2), Green (0), and English (0)
80; Spain (21+21+18+20): Lorenzo Brown (5), Abrines (6), López-Aróstegui (2), Aldama (27), Willy Hernangómez (14), -starting five-, Garuba (3), Juancho Hernangómez (2), Díaz (0), Rudy Fernández (0), Llull (17) and Brizuela (2).
Referees: Gatis Salins (LAT), Omar Bermúdez (MEX) and Juan Fernández (ARG). They eliminated the Australian Magnay due to five personal fouls.
Source: Eitb
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