On September 14, Beijing time, the quarterfinals of the European Men's Basketball Championship began, the European traditional strong team Spain men's basketball team to meet the Finnish men's basketball team, after four quarters of competition, the Spanish men's basketball team 100-90 reverse Finland, high to advance to the final four, and this game can win, 37-year-old veteran Rudy Fernandez is indispensable.
In the whole game, Fernandez came off the bench, but he showed a good feel on the court, playing 18 minutes and 11 seconds, 4 of 7 shooting, 3 of 5 three-pointers, 11 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 5 steals, no mistakes, plus or minus +4, the performance was perfect.
Due to Finland's victory over Croatia in the last game, Markkanen scored 43 points, so in this game they made sufficient preparations before the game, finland has maintained the lead from the first quarter, the Spanish men's basketball team can only rely on Hernangomez to support, to the second half of the veteran Fernandez stood out, he used the steal, strengthened the Spanish defender line defense, helped the team to counter the point difference, to the end of the quarter, see Finland a little bit to narrow the point difference, Fernandez stood up again, he first flew to steal and fly to save, Then the counter-attack assisted the opponent to hit a three-pointer, and when Kalmanin broke out, Fernandez's two three-pointers directly extinguished Finland's final counterattack. Spain won the final victory.
Fernandez, 37, was selected by the Suns with the 24th pick in the first round in 2007 and was subsequently traded to the Blazers to start his NBA career, he was the team's strongest three-point shooter, and in 2012 he returned to The European Club real Madrid basketball club. Become the heart of the team. This European Championship is also Fernandez's last time to play for the country, although 37 years old, but continue the temperament of the Spanish matador, become the spiritual core of the team, every game he did his best.
Fernandez's performance in this game was moving, first a leading save flashed to the waist to rest, and then when the next fast attack had the opportunity to attack but chose to create a three-point opportunity for his teammates, and then at the end of the two times, when the time was almost over, the two super long three-pointers at the time of danger showed the style of a big general, it was really a sword, and gasol a group of Spanish players, and now in this game once again become the brightest star in the game. Fernandez cried after the game, for such a veteran, you lament the passage of time at the same time, but also surprised him, after all, their former era has ended, but he has a spirit of not accepting defeat, and this spirit, become the key to the Spanish men's basketball team into the final four.