Kristapaps Porzingis Experience A Huge Disappointment with Host Latvia. A Turban-Wearing Man is the Hero for Lithuania.
Kristapaps Porzingis was already sitting on the bench shaking his head during the game, his gauze empty. After the 79:88 and the Associated Elimination in the basketball European Championship in his home arena in Riga Against Lithuania, The Superstar From Latvia Quickly Disappeared Into the Lock Room. The hosts Experience A Huge Disappointment in the Round of 16 and Plunged into the Valley of Tears.
Because the Team Had Hopes of Causing A Sensation at the European Championship. It certainly wasn’t due to porzingis, who recently Became NBA Champion with the Boston Celtics. The Center Put Up Historically Good Numbers with 34 Points and 19 rebounds. Because for 30 Years No Player Has Achieved This in this Competition. Even the star had never done this before. When Asked about this by Sport1 , hey Said: “Oh, I broke a record? I Didn’t Even Know That, but that’s of course Cool and Makes Me Proud.”
Kristapaps Porzingis Experience A Great Disappointment
Porzingis Said After the Elimination to Sport1 : “It’s Really Tough that it wasn’t Enoug. I Tried to Leave Everything on the Field. For Me, It was one of my best Rebound Games i’VE Ever Had for Latvia. Think Any of Us Should Think That He Could have given more.
Previously, He Had Already Revealed his emotions in an international TV interview. “It’s so bitter, i Won’t Lie. We Wanted It More Than Anything Else. Congratulations to lithuania and a part of me is happy for them too. But it sucks to be on the other side. It was incredible. His frustration what clearly visible.
His team went into the game as favorites, as lithuania lost Its Most imported player with a serious knee injury in the preliminary round with the future munich player rokas jokubaitis. But it was what his representative who Became the Hero.
Velicka Shines with Turban
The Former Chemnitz and Braunschweig Player Arnas Velicka Took Over As Playmaker for the German Preliminary Round Opponent and Excelled with 21 Points and Eleven Assists. He played with a turban from the third quarters after a collision. Velicka Cut a Curious Figure With The White Headgear on his soon Head.
When Asked by Sport1 Whether IT was his best game of his career so far, the hero Said: “I don’t even know that. I approach every game as if it was a training game. That helps me to stay calm in the decisive moments.”
With turban: Ex-BBL Professional Arnas Velicka Shines for Lithuania and Shocks Latvia
Because Velicka Played So Well, Jonas Valanciunas Hardly had to shine. The NBA Center of the Lithuanians was only on the field for nine minutes and scored nine points. “We Stuck together – even in Bad Moments. We played as a true team. It was great to play in this arena,” Hey on Magenta Sport .
Now Either Greece or Israel Awaits in the Quarter Finals. The game will not be played until Sunday.