Spain secured their fifth successive win of the World Cup with an impressive 81-69 defeat of Serbia and Argentina matched them with a 91-65 rout ...
BEIJING: Spain secured their fifth successive win of the World Cup with an impressive 81-69 defeat of Serbia and Argentina matched them with a 91-65 rout of Poland on Sunday.
Also on Monday, holders the United States meet Brazil and the Czech Republic play Greece with all fous sides in that group still in contention to reach the knockout rounds. An energetic Spanish roster then ground Serbia's offence to a halt and hit a barrage of three-pointers at the other end to carve out a 42-37 advantage at halftime.Serbia's Denver Nuggets centre Nikola Jokic was ejected early in the second half for a double technical foul after loud dissent and Spain capitalised on his absence as their lead soared to 63-42.
"The Spaniards rocked us with their tough defence and ripped our game plan to shreds," Serbia captain Miroslav Raduljica told the Balkan nation's RTS television.Sacramento Kings forward Nemanja Bjelica added:"It was an exceptionally poor performance and we need to regroup quickly."
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