2023-09-09 15:08:00
Facing Lithuania in the match for 5th place today, Latvia finished its World Cup in style with a 35-point victory. The main architect behind this correction? Point guard Arturs Zagars, who broke a new record for assists in a World Cup.
17 assists, 0 turnovers.
No, these are not the stats of Prime Chris Paul but those of Arturs Zagars today against Lithuania. The young 23-year-old leader released a real masterclass to allow the Latvians to play their basketball this afternoon, and at the same time established a new record in a World Cup.
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1⃣7⃣ AST#FIBAWC #WinForAll pic.twitter.com/UDObnQsZAK
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Never before has a player accumulated so many assists in a World Cup match. And what’s perhaps even crazier is that Zagars only needed 26 minutes to reach this total, all without ever losing a single ball. Just exceptional.
This performance represents a magnificent exclamation point for this leader who is one of the revelations of the 2023 World Cup, and who is one of the great architects of Latvia’s very good run (we French, we are well placed to do so). talk…). He has made such an impact that certain teams playing in major European competitions are starting to take an interest in him (Valencia and Baskonia for example, who play in the EuroLeague), especially since he has reached the end of his contract with the Lithuanian club… KK Nevėžis.
Throughout the World Cup, Arturs Zagars averaged 12.4 points and 7.4 assists, shooting almost 49%, including 42% from 3-point range.
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