Last night, the 2022 men's basketball European Championship officially began, and the most critical game was the Slovenian men's basketball team against the Lithuanian men's basketball team.
Group B of this men's basketball European Championship can be called the group of death, and strong teams such as Slovenia, Lithuania, France and Germany are here, which is indeed very difficult to play. Slovenia fought a very fierce battle with Lithuania and won 92-85.
You know, in the fourth quarter, Lithuania also overtook its opponents and stopped Slovenia, but the turning point of the game also happened here. After a timeout, Doncic, who shot 4 of 14 from the game, decided to take over the game in a different way, using his offensive end to attract defense and then look for teammates.
Slovenian center Mike Toby is Doncic's best helper, not only defending Sabonis Jr. and Valanciunas very badly, but also frequently scoring under the basket and also threatening attacks from the middle and long range. In the last three minutes of the final quarter, Doncic singled with the ball three times, trying to tear apart the opponent's defense.
But in the final finale, Doncic found Toby, who was empty under the basket, and completed the assist. Slovenia had already completed the comeback after Toby received three assists from Doncic, and then veteran Dragic hit a three-pointer to stretch the gap to four points, which in turn stopped Lithuania.
Lithuania had lost confidence at this point, and several mistakes and fouls were made, and slovenia further extended the lead points. In the end, Doncic led Slovenia to the opening of the European Championship of the men's basketball team, and Toby was the team's top scorer.
This summer, Dallas Mavericks owner Cuban has said that he doesn't need to find a star helper for Doncic, but in fact, he can consider bringing in Toby, the best partner for Doncic in the national team is not expensive at all.