The Dutch basketball players have Sunday night a sensational victory achieved in the European Championship qualifier. Orange won in Podgorica surprising 65-60 with Montenegro.
Montenegro is regarded much higher than the Netherlands, but misses the NBA players Nikola Pekovic (Minnesota Timberwolves) and Nikola Vučević (Orlando Magic).
It is the second victory for the Netherlands in qualifying. Earlier it was defeated in Samokov Bulgaria. The home match against Israel was lost. On Wednesday, the Bulgarians visiting Leiden.
The rejuvenated, inexperienced team coach Tone Helfteren made against the Montenegrins in the third quarter a sensational sprint.
In ten minutes fresh prong Scoreboard 36-30 at halftime to 41-50, at the hands of Roeland Schaftenaar, Mohammed Kherrazi, Nick Oudendag, including a dunk, Arvin Slagter and Worthy de Jong. The audience watched in amazement how their favorites answer remained guilty.
Only in the final stage went Montenegro with a desperation to score again. At 60-61 and 26 seconds on the clock was the excitement back.
Schaftenaar, top scorer with eighteen points, and yet De Jong remained cool on the free-throw line after deliberate errors by the home side in the hope of retaining possession get. The three-pointers that Orange had to bring in problems additionally lacked direction.
Montenegro scored less than thirty shot attempts from distance, only hit nine times. Slagter (12) and Oudendag (10) also achieved double-digit scoring. The latter grabbed seven rebounds additionally
By:. ANP / NU.nl
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