SPAIN 73 – LITHUANIA 76
Spain dominated most of the game and a clear lead in the 3rd, but Lithuania held on and pulled off a great win in the final quarter. The first quarter Spain finished 21-11 with the help of big 3 point shots by Garbajosa, Lopez and Fernandez. In the second, Spain was [...]
SPAIN 101 – 84 NEW ZEALAND
Spain started strong but let up in the second quarter. After leading by only 4pts 48-44 at half.
Spain pulled in the second gear in the 2nd half and New Zealand had no options to come back after the tough defense and fast break plays by Spain. Shooting 50% from behind [...]
France played great defense throughout the game and Spain started the game with bad nerves. Bad offense across the board. The first half Spain controlled the game but France came back and was not contained on offense. During the last quarter it was France all the way down the stretch.
Spain will look to bounce back [...]
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Two days before Spain makes their debut in Turkey, Coach Scariolo gives his analysis on each team in Group D.
FRANCE
It is an extremely athletic team, with players competing in the NBA or major teams in Europe. Expect big scoring by the trio Colo-Batum-Diaw. Last year, to win in Poland, we had to play our best [...]
The Spanish Men’s National Team has started their route to Turkey today for their journey and quest for another Gold Medal! Newly, added Raúl López will replace Jose Manuel Calderon who was injured last Sunday in a friendly game against Team USA in the Global Community Cup. Spain will debut against neighbor France on Saturday, [...]
It is confirmed that José Calderon will missed the World Championships in Turkey that start next week. Calderon suffered a pulled muscle in his left leg during the friendly game against the USA at the Global Community Cup in Madrid last night. This morning the Calderon was subjected to further medical examinations and laboratory tests [...]
Team USA started the game on fire and much better team play than yesterday’s performance against Lithuania. Spain started slow with a lot of missed shots and poor shooting percentages from the outside. The first half was competitive by both teams but Team USA lead at the half 45-33. Great performances by duo Kevin Durant [...]
Spain will be taking on Team USA in Madrid during the final day of the Global Community Cup. The game will start at 9pm Local time in Spain, and EST 3pm. The doors will open in Madrid at 7pm for fans to enter and see both teams and World Championships favorite warm up before this [...]
In Team USA’s first day debut in the Global Community Cup started horrendously: missed dunks, turnovers, sloppy play and low first half points 28 points. After the first half, Team USA picked up the pace and shot a better percentage from the floor and built more momentum on fast break points. In the 4th quarter, [...]