EuroBasket 2017

Andy Fahey

EuroBasket Run Ends for Pachulia and Casspi

The Warriors’ presence at EuroBasket 2017 has come to a close. That became official on Wednesday in Tel Aviv as both Georgia and Israel suffered defeats in their fifth and final games of the European tournament.

Zaza Pachulia and his Georgian teammates overcame a 15-point deficit in the final seven minutes of their loss to Italy. Their lead, however, was short-lived and a potential game-tying shot at the buzzer was blocked. Had Georgia been able to win, they would have advanced to EuroBasket’s single-elimination Round of 16. But instead, the game concluded Georgia’s run in the tournament. Georgia went 2-3 at EuroBasket but missed out on advancing due to a tie-breaker with Ukraine.

Pachulia had nine points and 12 rebounds in the finale, and he concludes his EuroBasket run with averages of 13.4 points and a team-leading 9.2 rebounds per game.

Playing in his home country, Omri Casspi had three points and three rebounds in 18 minutes of Israel’s 88-64 loss to Ukraine. Israel finishes their EuroBasket run with a 1-4 record, and Casspi ranked second on the squad in scoring (14.4 ppg) and first in rebounding (6.8 rpg).

With EuroBasket now done for Pachulia and Casspi, the two will now have a few weeks off before training camp with the Warriors begins later this month.

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Warriors at EuroBasket 2017: Day 7

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Pachulia's Georgia defeats Casspi's Israel in the preliminary round of EuroBasket 2017.

Zaza Pachulia and Omri Casspi will be teammates for the upcoming NBA season, but on Tuesday, they were on opposite sides of a preliminary round EuroBasket game. Pachulia’s side eventually came out on top, as Georgia defeated Israel 104-91 in overtime. Pachulia recorded a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Casspi notched 16 points, six rebounds and four assists in defeat after tying the game in the final seconds of regulation. Georgia (2-2) will face Italy and Israel (1-3) will face Ukraine in their final preliminary round games on Wednesday.

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Warriors at EuroBasket 2017: Day 6

Casspi's Israel earns first win of tournament on Sunday.

Israel and Georgia are now even with a record of 1-2 in the preliminary round of EuroBasket 2017 after Israel earned their first victory over the tournament on Sunday. Omri Casspi posted a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds in Israel’s 82-80 comeback victory over Germany, while Zaza Pachulia led Georgia with 17 points and five boards in their 88-81 loss to Ukraine. Both Israel and Georgia will resume play on Tuesday when they face each other in another preliminary round game.

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Warriors at EuroBasket 2017: Day 4

Pachulia's Georgia, Casspi's Israel suffer defeats on Saturday.

The Warriors’ two representatives at EuroBasket 2017 suffered similar fates on Saturday, with both Zaza Pachulia’s Georgia and Omri Casspi’s Israel losing their preliminary round games to Germany and Lithuania, respectively. Pachulia led his team with 14 points and eight rebounds, while Casspi contributed 15 points and five boards in defeat. Pachulia and Georgia (1-1) will face Ukraine on Sunday, while Casspi and Israel (0-2) will attempt to secure their first victory of the tournament against Germany.

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Warriors at EuroBasket 2017: Day 3

Pachulia's Georgia, Casspi's Israel achieve different results.

Both Omri Casspi’s Israel and Zaza Pachulia’s Georgia faced off against the teams that knocked them out of the Round of 16 in 2015 in their first preliminary round game of EuroBasket 2017 on Thursday, but Golden State’s two representatives’ teams achieved quite different results. Pachulia recorded eight points, 10 rebounds and three steals in Georgia’s thrilling 79-77 comeback victory over Lithuania, while Casspi led Israel with 18 points and nine rebounds in their 69-48 loss to Italy. Both Georgia and Israel will have a day off on Friday before playing their second games on Saturday against Germany and Lithuania, respectively.

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