Georgian basketball national team has already arrived in Portugal where tomorrow it will play 2011 European Championships’ Qualifying Round match against the home side. Igor Kokoshkov’s team is currently in the fourth place of the Group C and holds on to the theoretical chance of getting through to the Euro Basket.
It is clear that Georgians need to overcome their opponent by as big margin as possible. If it will happen so, chance might increase. Additionally, our opponents in other groups will also play their matches so it will be visible who has more chances of qualifying.
Before the upcoming round, let us look over the Division A statistics which are great indicators of the strength of different teams.
2011 European Basketball Championship Qualifying Round. A Division
Group A
Italy 71 - 79 Israel
Montenegro 96 - 66 Latvia
Finland 60 - 74 Montenegro
Latvia 69 - 68 Italy
Israel 110 - 88 Latvia
Italy 82 - 73 Finland
Montenegro 71 - 62 Italy
Finland 84 - 83 Israel
Latvia 87 - 67 Finland
Israel 77 - 73 Montenegro
Israel 76 - 81 Italy
Latvia 84 - 90 Montenegro
Italy 109 - 93 Latvia
Montenegro 91 - 71 Finland
Finland 83 - 85 Italy
Latvia 56 - 92 Israel
1. Montenegro 5 1 495:420 11
2. Italy 4 3 558:544 11
3. Israel 4 2 517:453 10
4. Latvia 2 5 543:632 9
5. Finland 1 5 438:502 7
August 26th
Israel – Finland
Italy – Montenegro
August 29th
Finland – Latvia
Montenegro – Israel
Group B
Hungary 82 - 91 Great Britain
Ukraine 58 - 71 F.Y.R. of Macedonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina 86 - 76 Ukraine
F.Y.R. of Macedonia 78 - 44 Hungary
Great Britain 104 - 96 F.Y.R. of Macedonia
Hungary 74 - 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ukraine 80 - 71 Hungary
Bosnia and Herzegovina 80 - 84 Great Britain
Great Britain 90 - 76 Ukraine
F.Y.R. of Macedonia 70 - 56 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Great Britain 66 - 64 Hungary
Macedonia 71 - 55 Ukraine
Ukraine 87 - 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hungary 85 - 82 Macedonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina 73 - 64 Hungary
Macedonia 75 - 56 Great Britain
1.Macedonia 5 2 543:458 12
2. Great Britain 5 1 491:473 11
3. Hungary 2 5 484:540 8
4. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 4 434:455 8
5. Ukraine 2 5 432:458 9
August 26th
Hungary – Ukraine
Great Britain – Bosnia and Herzegovina
August 29th
Ukraine – Great Britain
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Macedonia
Group C
Georgia 84 – 65 Poland
Portugal 59 – 67 Bulgaria
Poland 86 - 64 Portugal
Belgium 74 – 64 Georgia
Portugal 69 - 78Belgium
Bulgaria 74 - 70 Poland
Georgia 73 – 57 Portugal
Belgium 74 - 69 Bulgaria
Bulgaria 79 - 83 Georgia
Poland 93 - 73 Belgium
Bulgaria 103 - 64 Portugal
Poland 67 - 58 Georgia
Georgia 63:86Belgium
Portugal 85:84 OT Poland
Poland 75 - 71 Bulgaria
Belgium 68 - 63 Portugal
1. Belgium 5 1 453:421 11
2. Poland 4 3 540:509 11
3. Bulgaria 3 3 463:425 9
4. Georgia 3 3 425:428 9
5. Portugal 1 6 461:559 8
August 26th
Bulgaria – Belgium
Portugal – Georgia
August 29th
Georgia – Bulgaria
Belgium – Poland
Points
1. McCalebb, B. MKD 122 - 24.4- Average
2. Bargnani, A. ITA 5 159 - 22.7
3.Videnov, F. BUL 5 126 - 21.0
4. Deng, L. GBR 5 126 - 21.0
5. Pekovic, N. MNE 5 123 - 20.5
…13. Pachulia, Z. GEO 94 - 15.7
2 Pointers
1. Dragichevic MNE 31/36 - 86.1% - Average
2. Videnov, F. BUL 31/42 - 73.8%
3. Gortat, M. POL 49/75 - 65.3%
4. Pekovic, N MNE 38/61 - 62.3%
5. McCalebb, B. MKD 36/58 - 62.1%
… 20. Pachulia, Z. GEO 31/64 - 48.4%
3 Pointers
1. Salin FIN 13/19 - 68.4% - Average
2. Horvath, A. HUN 18/31 - 58.1%
3. Kostov, C. BUL 9/16 - 56.3%
4. Halperin, Y. ISR 11/20 - 55.0%
5.Van Rossom BEL 8/15 - 53.3%
Free Throws
1. Giachetti, J. ITA 17/19 - 89.5% - Average
2. Pecherov, O. UKR 17/19 - 89.5%
3. Halperin, Y. ISR 21/24 - 87.5%
4. Rannikko, T. FIN 27/31 - 87.1%
5. Green, T. GEO 20/24 - 83.3%
6. Markoishvili, M. GEO 15/18 - 83.3%
Rebounds
1. Mensah-Bonsu, P. GBR 77 - 12.8 - Average
2. Sanikidze, V. GEO 58 - 9.7
3. Gortat, M. POL 60 - 8.5
4. Deng, L. GBR 47 - 7.8
5. Lampe, M. POL 54 - 7.7
…10. Pachulia, Z. GEO 36 - 6.0
Assists
1. Cook, O. MNE 41 6.8 - Average
3. Koszarek, L. POL 36 - 5.1
2. Strelnieks, J. LAT 35 - 5.0
4. Minhava, M. POR 24 - 4.8
5. Calloway, E. BUL 25 - 4.2
Turnovers
1. Deng, L. GBR 22 - 3.7 - Average
2. Mensah-Bonsu, P. GBR 21 - 3.5
3. Bajramovic, K. BIH 20 - 3.3
4. Lóránt, P. HUN 23 - 3.3
5. Evans, H. POR 23 - 3.3
...7. Tsintsadze, G. GEO 19 - 3.2
...8. Pachulia, Z. GEO 18 - 3.0
Minutes
1. Deng, L. GBR 23 - 38.5 - Average
2. Mensah-Bonsu, P. GBR 206 - 34.3
3. Kelati, T. POL 239 - 34.1
4. Sanikidze, V. GEO 202 33.7
5. Gortat, M. POL 233 33.3
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