RIGA, Latvia — Luka Doncic appears greater than prepared for the approaching NBA season.
Doncic — the Los Angeles Lakers star — scored 30 first-half factors Sunday for Slovenia in its EuroBasket Spherical of 16 recreation in opposition to Italy. Slovenia led the sport at halftime, 50-40.
Doncic was 9 for 13 from the sphere within the half — 5 for five on 2-pointers, 4 for 8 on 3-pointers — and was 8 of 9 from the foul line. No different Slovenian participant had greater than 4 factors within the half.
Slovenia was searching for a spot within the quarterfinals of the European championships for the third consecutive time. Slovenia gained the title in 2017, then reached the quarterfinals in 2022.
Doncic was the main scorer within the group stage of the match, averaging 32.4 factors in Slovenia’s first 5 video games earlier than the beginning of the knockout spherical.
