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Basketball » European Championship (M), 5th-8th places
20.09.2013. 14:30 Finished
Italy - Ukraine (58:66)

Who will recover first from quarterfinal loss?

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The stakes are high - one win in the next two games secures a World Cup spot. These are two shooting teams whose luck abandoned them yesterday

The Ukrainians failed tactically last night, not counting the fact that Croatia are a much better team overall, with a lot more diverse solutions in both defense and offense.

Ukraine played a very good first quarter, but were unable to find an answer to Croatian zone pressing which gave Jeter little time with the ball. Croatia would transform from zone pressing into man-to-man defense, but before the Ukrainians could recognize this, the shot clock was running out.

- We lacked concentration in that second quarter, we weren't composed. It's tough to get back into the game against them because they don't give too much chances, they play in a calm and smart way. We got to nine points behind near the end, but, honestly, we weren't close. All we can do is prepare the best we can for Italy - said Sergeii Gladys, who didn't have his day, despite scoring 13 points.

The Ukrainians failed where they nominally should have been the better opponent - three-pointers. Three for 22, compared to Croatia's ten for 23 have definitely been decisive. In addition, Ukraine had 17 turnovers, while Croatia had only 9, which left the Ukrainians' 39-30 rebound advantage without relevance.

Now they have to face Italy in the first one out of two games that could qualify them for the World Cup. They should have the advantage here, not least due to the fact their game ended 4 hours earlier. Still, this needn't be decisive, as seen yesterday on the example of Serbia vs Slovenia.

- The system of the competition is merciless, but it's the same for Italy. We shouldn't be disappointed, playing quarterfinals is a big success, but the World Cup would be the crown of our careers. I think we'll be able to recuperate for Italy, who are an excellent team, they have great shooters - Ukraine's small forward Lipovyy said.

Italy completely blew it last night in the last quarter, allowing Lithuania a 15-0 run over five and a half minutes, with a very poorly organized offense in the final moments, especially when Belinelli was on the bench. Italians were tired after chasing the Lithuanians' for almost the entire game. Their first lead came at the start of the third quarter, and they managed to finish that period with their opponents trailing behind.

- I'm proud of the guys. We played a great game, we gave everything we could out there. Sadly, it wasn't enough - Pianigiani said afterwards.

Aradori's somewhat poor performance was covered by Diener and Cincarini, who punished the Lituanians' defensive mistakes. Lithuania's coach Kazlauskas for the first time in this competition ordered his players to press the opponents after each block, clearly fearing the Italians' shooting ability. But their shooting ability failed them; only 6 three-pointers (33%) are too little by Italy's standards. While they weren't outplayed in the paint, which was considered Lithuania's major advantage, Cusin and Melli did a good job, even though Lithuania had 13 rebounds more in the end.

Pianigiani mostly spoke of his pride of the team in the aftermath, of the result and the faith restored in the Italian basketball. The job is not done yet, though, as the Italians simply must qualify for the WC.

- We had a winning mentality with Lithuania as well, I saw no long faces even while we were losing at the end. This gives me faith that we can find the strength and energy for today's game. I don't know how it will turn out, but I am sure we will play with plenty of energy and fight until the end, just like we have in every game here so far - Pianigiani said.

The Italians use less players, which could be a disadvantage for them in this game. Last night too, Pianigiani used eight players, Rosselli went in for just a few minutes, and Vitali, Magro and Poeta didn't play at all. This is a problem for Italy, but Pianigiani is convinced they can manage without team depth on this occasion. The losers in this game will play a "mini-final" with Serbia for a WC spot, but Serbia will have an entire day's advantage over today's losers in that game. 

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Alessandro Gentile Player total points 12.5 tip: Over   Iguodala
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1.85 4/10 1.75 13.5 Nordicbet
Gentile is Italian constant this tournament, their first scorer in the sea of offensively potent players. The fact that he comes of the bench and has a freedom to shoot is especially good for him. Furthermore, pressure has never been a problem for this player. Apart from that, he is surrounded with intelligent players and Belinelli, Diener and Datome like to make that extra pass so Gentile is equally deadly with his shooting and driving. He is physically powerful, has a great body control and he is almost unstoppable 1 on 1. He did not score against Croatia, but in his last two games he averages 20 points. He will not have problems with fatigue, he is the youngest player on that team and the trend of increased minutes we have seen in the last few games will continue today. Datome has problems with his knee and foot, which especially favors this bet. Datome will surely play, but Gentile should grab some minutes playing as power forward too. The Ukrainians play fast with short attacks which means more possessions for each team - an additional plus.
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