Although Iran made the sport difficult, Spain finally got here out on high of their remaining Group G match on the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.
The rating of 85-65 marked Spain’s eleventh consecutive victory in World Cup video games, a streak that goes again to the 2019 event and matches their longest profitable run spanning the 2002 and 2006 occasions.
Despite Iran’s principal focus being on defending towards Willy Hernangomez and Juan Nunez, this created a possibility for Juancho Hernangomez to shine, delivering his finest efficiency of the event with 21 factors, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and a couple of blocks in a powerful all-around effort. Santi Aldama additionally caught consideration with his 11 factors, 6 rebounds, and a couple of blocks.
Iran, then again, was led by up-and-coming expertise Mohammad Amini, who contributed 19 factors to their efforts.
“We want to congratulate Victor for his birthday and for being a role model for our young players,” Spain coach Sergio Scariolo stated. “We also congratulate Rudy Fernandez for being the player with the most presence in the history of our national team. I would advise our young players to look at these guys now at the end of their careers.
“They are still playing team basketball and helping their team to win. This is maybe the first game of my career when I didn’t call a timeout because I wanted the players to figure it out. They need to be the ones to huddle and find a way. I think they did it.”
Watch the sport highlights between Iran and Spain within the First Round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023:
