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He missed the FIBA EuroBasket 2022, and was eager to get back into his favorite jersey. It showed, as Nikola Vucevic’s 27-point haul powered Montenegro towards a comfortable 91-71<\/a> win over Mexico.<\/p>\n

The game opened up proceedings in the Mall of Asia Arena, in front of 6,668 fans. They tried to help Mexico get back into the game, creating a lot of noise in the stands, but then gave Vucevic and Montenegro their well deserved ovations.<\/p>\n

Turning point:<\/b> With Vucevic’s dominance inside the arc and two made triples outside of the arc, Montenegro opened up a nine point lead at the break. Once he got help from Petar Popovic, who made back-to-back three-pointers in the third quarter, Montenegro raced away to a 16-point lead.<\/p>\n

Mexico tried everything, but Montenegro stayed calm, using their experience to keep their rivals at bay. There was no drama in the end and a rock-solid fourth quarter by Bosko Radovic’s men was enough to protect the lead.<\/p>\n

TCL Player of the Game:<\/b> Nikola Vucevic loves big stages, and the crowd in Manila were full of “oohs” and “ahhs” each time he scored. And he did it in variety of ways: rolls and dunks, left block post ups, right block post ups, spot up threes, trailing threes in transition – it was a prototype Vucevic game.<\/p>\n

He finished with 27 points on 11-of-15 shooting, with 8 rebounds, Montenegro were +26 with him on the floor, and he had a couple of big blocks to kill all hopes of a Mexican comeback. Honorable mention goes to Kendrick Perry’s 16 points and 7 assists.<\/p>\n

Stats don’t lie:<\/b> Before the event, we previewed this game as the battle of styles, of one team shooting a lot, and the other making shots inside the arc. That’s exactly what happened, but in reversed roles. Montenegro were the ones hitting threes, making 14-of-31, compared to Mexico’s 6-of-19 shooting from the same distance.<\/p>\n

Bottom line:<\/b> With Lithuania marked as the group favorites, and Egypt taking the role of the underdog, this could be the win that gets Montenegro over the line, towards the Second Round.<\/p>\n

Mexico will have to search for a win or two over Lithuania and Egypt to have a chance of escaping the group. Pako Cruz led them on the day with 16 points and 6 assists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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