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Lakers star has been in superb form for country
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Slovenia in qualification spots for next round
Luka Dončić’s triple-double powered Slovenia to an 86-69 victory over Belgium on Sunday and their first win at this year’s EuroBasket.
Dončić scored 26 points, had 11 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds in Katowice, Poland. It was only the fourth triple-double at EuroBasket since 1995.
The Los Angeles Lakers star also became the youngest player (26 years and 184 days) to reach 400 EuroBasket points since Tony Parker in 2007 (25 years, 122 days).
After losing to Poland and France – despite 34- and 39-point performances from Dončić.
The group phase of 24 teams is being played in four different countries. The top four teams from each group will advance to the knockout phase, which starts on 6 September. Dončić’s Slovenia sit third in their group, and are guaranteed qualification if they win their final two matches, against Iceland and Israel.
