• Spain The defensive genius of Alberto Díaz ends with Turkey

Luka Doncic

had the game marked by fire.

Not only because of the importance of closing group B in first place, of avoiding rare caroms that would entangle Slovenia's round of 16 crossing.

Also because France was his executioner last summer, in the semifinals some Games that smelled like a medal and history for the small Balkan country.

And the affronts, the geniuses write them down.

From dawn Doncic was a cyclone.

He was going to make history.

In the first 14 minutes he had 27 points, baskets in slow motion, impossible triples... A headache for all French defenders.

Vincent Collet

, who could not count on the madridista

Gerschon Yabusele

, could not find a solution.

In that first half of a very even game, the Mavericks genius suffered an elbow from

Vincent Poirier

that caused a gap in the head.

The pivot did not return to the track.

Around the locker room, the melee followed.

Again Doncic had to be treated for a blow to the fingers of his left hand, which he wore bandaged until the end.

France entrusted themselves to

Rudy Gobert

(19 points, eight rebounds) and the battle turned beautiful.

With five minutes to go, a Slovenian rush seemed to put the victory on a plate (70-80).

Doncic already had 45, beating

Dirk Nowitzki

's record as the top scorer in a Eurobasket in the 21st century.

France reacted.

A partial 9-0.

Later, a two plus one from Fournier - with whom the former madridista had his ups and downs - equalized the duel with less than two minutes to go (82-82).

After a Dragic steal, Doncic took over, assisting Cancar to put Slovenia one step away from victory.

That Goran Dragic himself finished off.

Doncic finished with 47 points - his NBA record is 51 - surpassing Nikos Gallis for the second best scoring mark in European history.

The first is kept by the Belgian Eddy Terrace, who left at 63 in 1957 against Albania.

The Mavericks also contributed seven rebounds and five assists (averaging 33.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 8.5 assists).

Slovenia will face the winner of Georgia-Montenegro.

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