Fontecchio heats up in Eurobasket

Jovic is second on Team Serbia only to “The Joker,” Nikola Jokic in efficiency, points and rebounds. Jovic is an X-factor for the Heat this season. He is entering his fourth year on the team and in the opinion of this writer, is too tall and too talented not to be a productive, everyday NBA professional.

Larsson scores 28 in loss

Sweden fell to Montenegro today in Group play. Larsson had 28 points on 10/20 shooting. He has had two consecutive games of offensive production. Sweden needed the game today against Montenegro. Montenegro, who has NBA player Nikola Vucevic on their roster, is in “the driver’s seat” to qualify for the knockout stage.

Fontecchio beats Bargniani

Fontecchio’s 39 points eclipsed the single-game record set by three-point specialist Andrea Bargnani at the Eurobasket in 2011. Fontecchio has been compared to Duncan Robinson (as to the role he’ll play for Miami.) He shot ten times from both two and three-point range and was great. He got to the line seven times and played 31 minutes.

Italy needed the game against Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are third in Group play with a game against 2022 Eurobasket champion, Spain. Italy will qualify for the round of 16 as they have a +24 point differential. Bosnia trails with a -11 point differential. Bosnia plays Cyprus in their next game but doesn’t appear to catch the Italians to get a better seeding in the knockout stage.