EuroBasket 2017 has already entered its knockout phase, and the Round of 16 is in the books. See how the Kings fared and who is advancing to the next round.
One member of the Sacramento Kings is down and out of Eurobasket 2017 while two others are still standing. What happened with Arturas Gudaitis, Georgios Papagiannis, and Bogdan Bogdanovic in the first stage of the single-elimination tournament? Scroll down to find out!
Gudaitis and his Lithuanian teammates have been eliminated by none other than Greece and Papagiannis by a score of 77-64. The Serbian team lead by Bogdanovic are moving forward after beating Hungary to march on to the last eight teams remaining.
THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE
Papagiannis and Gudaitis didn’t get much playing time in the game between their nations. Panagiannis got into foul trouble while Arturas wasn’t a huge part of Lithuania’s game rotation. However, the current Kings’ center found a way to get himself going. He eventually scored four points, grabbed four boards, and added an assist and block along with just one turnover. However, Papa G eventually fouled out in a mere 13 minutes of action. Gudaitis went scoreless for the little more than five minutes he spent on the floor.
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In the quarterfinals, Greece will have a tough task as they take on Russia.
SETTING THE TONE
Serbia reached the quarterfinals at EuroBasket for the fifth consecutive time. The advancement happened after an 86-78 win against Hungary as one more time Bogdan Bogdanovic was in the spotlight.
Bogdanovic, who according to reports will be the highest paid rookie in NBA history, led his teammates showing them the winning way. In 32 minutes of action, the guard was Serbia’s top scorer with 17 points. He also shot two of three from the two-point line, three of three from the perimeter, and made all four of his free throw chances. Pretty impressive, right?
Bogdanovic added more than just scoring. He also contributed six assists, a defensive rebound, and four turnovers against the Hungarians.
In the quarterfinals, Italy is standing in front of Serbia on their championship quest.