Arturs Zagars on Saturday made historical past as he shattered an virtually three-decade report within the FIBA World Cup for many assists in a single recreation, doling out 17 dimes in Latvia’s 98-63 beating of Lithuania of their battle for fifth.
Zagars, solely 23 years previous, broke the earlier report of 15 assists set by Toni Kukoc of Croatia (1994) and Carlik Jones of South Sudan (2023).
But for Zagars, he did not precisely do something particular.
“I just tried to read and trust my instincts and if I see an open man, I try to dish it and he makes a shot, that’s an assist,” Zagars stated within the post-game press convention.
“But I don’t think it’s something special. Maybe I was just a bit lucky today because every time I passed the ball, like I said before, they made the shots. Nothing much else to add.”
Aside from the report, he additionally had a turnover-free night time, in addition to six rebounds and a steal.
Zagars, although, stated the win was extra vital for him because it allowed them to complete at fifth place of their World Cup debut.
“I was just passing the ball and my teammates made the shots early in the first half as well and that’s that,” he added.
“It’s that simple, I just passed the ball and they made the shots so obviously, I am grateful and thankful. It means more that we finished in the top five.”
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
