After the break, the Dallas Mavericks star got down to business, and although the Slovenians won back all the losses, after a fierce and exciting ending, the Poles won with a score of 90:87 and will play in the semi-finals of the European Championship. Donić watched the end of the game from the bench when he was ejected after a foul on Mateusz Ponitka.
Miracle in Berlin! Poles in the semi-finals of the European Championship!
It was to the captain of the Polish national team that the Slovene devoted a minute at the post-match press conference. - Amazing performance. But I’m not surprised, I played against him several times. Great basketball player, great leader. I’m not a manager, I’m a player, but Ponitka is most likely a player worthy of playing in the NBA,” Donch said.
It’s not just politeness. In the match against Slovenia, Ponitka scored the first triple-double in his career, i.e. three statistics in which he had a two-digit number. With a balance of 26 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, the Pole became only the third player with a triple-double at the European Championship.
Conflict in the family of basketball players. Why doesn’t brother want to play with brother?
Donch had health problems
Donicic himself had obvious problems with pain throughout the match, which prevented him from playing at the highest level. - I needed an injection. But my injury is not the cause of our defeat. I played terribly. I let my country down,” he said after the match.
Now the Poles are fighting for a place in the grand final. On Friday Byalo-Chervoni will play with France. For Poland, this is the first semi-final of the European Championship since 1971.
No confidence, no faith, no hope. The Poles painfully reproach the Finns
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Luka Donc did not lead Slovenia to the semi-finals of the European Championship.

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Slovenia lost after a dramatic end to Poland with a score of 87:90.

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The Slovenian could not praise Mateusz Ponitka. “He deserves to play in the NBA.”
Source: FAKT

