An 85-68 win over Belgium keeps national basketball on track for qualifying for the 2023 World Cup and on really good terms as it remains a big favorite for one of the top three places in the group with a 4-2 record. . This is the first good news.

The second was a stunning picture of a crowded OAKA, where almost 20,000 people created the attendance record in the history of World Cup qualifiers!

And the third good news of the evening was that the game ended in a draw, unlike the one in Belgrade where Slukas and Kostash Antetokounmpo made everyone miss with their injuries.

There will be more good news as it is expected to confirm the optimism that Papayiannis will be in the team and together with Papapetru, Sluka, Kostas Antetokounmbo who are also returning, they will strengthen our national team to the maximum in view of EuroBasket and Friday’s first match against Croatia in Milan .

Dimitris Itoudis will immediately announce the final decisions on 12, and the team will go to Italy, where everyone will welcome it as one of the main EuroBasket favorites. Characteristically, in the official FIBA ​​gallop among accredited journalists, the “official favorite” was recognized as the 3rd favorite with 15.2% after France and Slovenia, who received 30.4% of the vote.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was voted 2nd favorite for MVP with 22.8% (1st Doncic with 41.8% – 3rd Jokic with 11.4%) and Dimitris Itoudis came 1st in MVP voting with 27 .8% as the best coach, ahead of Pesic (13.9%). Serbia and Sekulich (11.4%) Slovenia.