On September 2, Beijing time, the European Championship continued to play, Slovenia 92-85 Lithuania. The main player advantages of the two sides are very obvious, Lithuania has Varan and Xiao Sa two NBA starting level frontcourt players, while Slovenia has a big core Doncic, and veteran Dragic, two extremely good backcourt players, the two sides fought fiercely in the fourth quarter to divide the winners, Slovenia with Doncic's 3 assists, Dragic's three-pointer, successfully won the opening.
From the performance of Doncic, 34 minutes on the debut, 14 shots 4 of 14 shots, got 14 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds of the data, the offensive end is relatively sluggish, especially the Lithuanian defensive thinking is very clear, do not give Doncic easy to shoot space, but also let the pass not to attack the defensive tactics, the offensive end also tried to consume Doncic's physical strength, the overall tactical assumptions to achieve the expected effect.
But by Doncic's side, there are two big helpers. The first is veteran Dragic, who shot 8-of-14 and had 19 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Despite the substitutions, but the team's tactical position is full, in addition to a part of Doncic at the same time, the ball is conceded, Dragic during the field, offensive and defensive conversion, or personal strong attack is a high degree of selectivity, which is also an important factor that Lithuania can not deal with two strong points at the same time, Dragic as long as it is a chance to get three-point shots are also very resolute, 4 of 3 is the best proof of the state, although old, but also can play, standing on the European field, no opponent dares to underestimate him.
Mike Toby also showed himself in good shape, as long as Doncic was targeted by defense, he always showed the right position, and the chemistry between the two reached a very high degree. Consecutive basket hits, pulling out the ball to block and handle the ball, guarding the frame, all help Slovenia to get the opportunity to create an advantage as much as possible, compared to Lithuania's dual-core interior line, Mike Toby undoubtedly did a good job of the coaching staff.
In this regard, many fans ridiculed this Slovenian team is Doncic's team, his strength and teammates are too big, but in fact, slovenia's system, just a Doncic wants to achieve a state of one person to support the heavy responsibility in the strong European arena, more is the cornerstone role, need teammates to stand up and share the heavy responsibility, and Dragic and Mike Toby prove themselves from the inside and outside.