The response of the Serbs was up to the disappointment following the defeat conceded against Italy (76-78). Back to the wall, and therefore forced to win to go to the quarter-finals, Bogdan Bogdanovic’s Serbia took revenge on the Dominican Republic with a first quarter already one way (29-15), and a 21-point lead at halftime.
Taken by the throat, Karl-Anthony Towns teammates will never recover, and they leave the competition with a defeat of 33 points (112-79)! In Serbia’s victory, Bogan Bogdanovic regained his luster, he who had missed the previous match against the Italians. The Hawks guard was simply perfect with 20 points at 7/7 on shots, 5 assists and 3 steals in 22 minutes.
“I said after the game against Italy that it was not possible to shoot again like that, at 1/13 from 3-pointers. I guess my lucky number, number 7, worked. I’ve got it on my chest and back and it’s been a 7/7 on fire. No just kidding… “, did he have fun after the meeting. “I am satisfied with the way we responded after this defeat. It was hard, mentally for two days, we couldn’t stop thinking about it, every mistake, not sleeping, getting back into it by drinking a few shots. It’s the tournament that’s like that.”
Nikola Jovic sacrificed himself on Karl-Anthony Towns
If the Serbian coach stressed the need to contain Andres Feliz and Jean Montero, without forgetting Karl-Anthony Towns, Bogdan Bogdanovic wanted to highlight the performances of Nikola Jovic and Dejan Davidovac who knew how to take turns to stand on the way inside Wolves All-Star.
“We knew how good they were, and how focused they came into this tournament. They won every game in their group and beat Italy. He was a strong contender with Karl-Anthony Towns which obviously makes this team much better. It’s hard to defend against him. Nikola Jovic didn’t score tonight, but I liked the fact that he took up the challenge of defending himself from the start of the match, one-on-one, to fight, even if it meant committing faults. Dejan Davidovac came on next and helped the team. These guys are also very important to us and I liked the way they responded”he added.
The hardest part is now to come as we will have to face Canada on Tuesday afternoon in the quarter-finals.
| Bogdan Bogdanovic | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2017-18 | BAG | 78 | 28 | 44.6 | 39.2 | 84.0 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 11.8 |
| 2018-19 | BAG | 70 | 28 | 41.8 | 36.0 | 82.7 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 14.1 |
| 2019-20 | BAG | 61 | 29 | 44.0 | 37.2 | 74.1 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 15.2 |
| 2020-21 | ATL | 44 | 30 | 47.3 | 43.8 | 90.9 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 16.4 |
| 2021-22 | ATL | 63 | 29 | 43.1 | 36.8 | 84.3 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 15.1 |
| 2022-23 | ATL | 54 | 28 | 44.7 | 40.6 | 83.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 14.0 |
| Total | 370 | 29 | 44.0 | 38.7 | 82.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 14.2 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
