Plan B makes Spain react, which is already in the second round

Spain, who sensed the abyss, who experienced how dark everything can be, will be in Berlin on Saturday, the goal of the new times.

A sigh, a timely reaction, another lesson learned.

And, with the ticket to the round of 16, an opportunity this Wednesday against Turkey to finish first in the group.

All the doubts, which were many, on Sunday against Belgium, the team resolved with an exercise of energy and self-confidence against Montenegro.

And with proper names that in the tournament where

reign, raise their voices.

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The current in favor benefits the one who is hungry.

This Spain are no longer giants that dominate the NBA, nor devils that reign in Europe.

This Spain without MVP's are guys without complexes like

, protagonists of the afternoon in Tbilisi, two players for whom not too many would have bet at the beginning of summer for their presence in the Eurobasket.

The hand, who had been making merits, slipped into the quintet and starred in a wonderful dawn against his teammate

, a rival star.

The Basque was dynamite in the second quarter, when Spain tore apart a Montenegro who staggered like a famous boxer.

Because the ghosts could have been there, haunting the Tbilisi Arena desert, where Turkey previously finished without much trouble with the same Belgium that had been impossible for Spain.

And the doubts, which seemed at the first step, were soon resolved.

, who is limping on one shoulder, was the necessary beacon, his best game since he defended the Spain shirt.

And that was conveniently reserved when everything was finished.

Scariolo displaced

from the headlines and played it with Pradilla, who at 21 years old responded with amazing self-confidence.

The defense of Alberto Diaz

He chained nine run points, left Dubljevic dry from whom he learns lessons at Valencia Basket and fired at a Spain that shook his nerves.

When Brizuela appeared on the scene, rock and roll arrived.

This team without reliable shooters, Guadianesque from the perimeter, was uncovered with three consecutive (eight of 12 at halftime), fast and precise circulations in attack, extraordinary defenses led by

- he drove his new partner in Unicaja, the nationalized

- and an absolute command of the rebound (Willy reigned with 13 sacks, seven of them offensive).

The former schoolboy left with 16 points at the break and Scariolo's with 22 away, because everything was going well.

A necessary accolade before what is to come.

There will no longer be any more inferior teams in the tournament.

On Wednesday Turkey, on Saturday any of those that amaze in group B. In the second half Spain came to lead by 27 (35-62) and the rest were garbage minutes that did not benefit too much.

Montenegro, who had just won two games in a row, did not come close, but chaos and lack of tension is an enemy of a team in the making.

Juancho and

, two of those mentioned, did not even recover too many sensations.

The work, yes, was done.

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