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We are entering a new season. The group is complicated.
In the first tournament match against Russia, I would like to show the game no worse than last week.

Russia 122 - 93 Scotland
Nevertheless, we got a slightly worse result than a week ago, -29.
But you need to understand that that match was played with enthusiasm 1, and this is a completely different game.
Overall, I'm happy with the way the match was going, especially the first half. We looked very decent in attack, we managed to score points consistently. We lost a lot of rebounds and interceptions, which reduced the number of our possessions. Also, with the 3-2 zone, we missed a lot from under the basket. The bench also played well.
But we can play even better. The match against Belgium is ahead

Scotland 74 - 123 Belgium
A heavy defeat, -49. Belgium showed very high ratings under the basket, and just destroyed us, scoring a lot, rebounding and earning fouls. At the beginning of the match, it was still possible to hold on, but in the second quarter the failure began. There is nothing more to say about the match, we are waiting for the next game.
We are playing against Wales, the game should not be difficult.

The last two matches turned out to be successful for the team, we managed to win both matches.
Wales 91-121 Scotland.
Before the match, I understood that our squad is head and shoulders stronger and we have to win even with less attitude to the game. And so it turned out, although Wales even won the first quarter against us and it was a little nervous.
Scotland 139-133 Switzerland.
The Swiss started the tournament poorly, besides, they do not accumulate enthusiasm, so it was quite possible to defeat them. In fact, it was a match for the sixth place in the group, and now it will be ours. We managed to win a very intense and productive match. I am satisfied, we do not show two group wins in every European tournament.
There are three more matches ahead, Portugal, Sweden and Poland. There are almost no chances to win here, but we will try to show a good game.

We finished the tournament with three defeats:
Scotland 99 - 122 Portugal
Despite the final score of -23, this is a good match from us. Almost the entire game, we did not allow the opponent to create a comfortable gap, they played the ball quite successfully and attacked.
Sweden 111 - 97 Scotland
We went all-in in this match and wanted to win. We were not so far from it. The shape of our bigmen let us down, had to put up a lightweight roster and play through the attack from the perimeter. The opponent was ready for this and took advantage of his advantage. Nevertheless, the match was tense, the final difference was obtained due to free throws.
Poland 102 - 66 Scotland
Poland is ranked first in the world, we had 5 enthusiasm left for this match. Accordingly, a rout was expected, the only question was the goal difference. The opponent gave us a gift by playing a slow tempo. We also played a slow tactic. The final difference of -36 is the best we could have hoped for. The defense played very well, they gave the opponent only 46.5% of the shots.
Next, a number of scrimmages await us