Lithuania U19 - Japan U19

I had the opportunity to observe the Jews and was pleasantly surprised by their playing style - fast-paced offense, free-flowing basketball, a love for running and not hesitating in attacks. They are definitely not supporters of positional basketball, and this time they even have a rival who does not play positional basketball. The Dominican national team, just like the men's team, often plays a hurricane-type game, where the main weapon is to attack, rather than defend. The Jews, after getting energy from the game against Jordan, will definitely have enough for their rapid offense against Peru.

The World Under-19 Championship

Israel started the championship very successfully by crushing Peru, who were playing at home, and managing to defeat them by a 25-point margin with a score of 102 points. Due to the potentially political situation, the game between Israel and Jordan did not take place, so Israel had extra time to rest and prepare for the game against Dominica. The young team of Dominica lost to the Swiss team, and their offense also seemed weak with a score of 76 points against Switzerland and 79 points against the youth team of Jordan. Although youth teams are unpredictable, Israel appears to be significantly better and seeing their game against Switzerland and strong offense, Dominica does not seem to have a chance against them. Therefore, even though it is a large deficit, in such championships we often see big score gaps.

On the first day of the championship, the young players from Israel easily defeated their counterparts from Switzerland with a score of 102:77. The Jews scored over twenty points in each quarter and were able to maintain a lead of over fifty points throughout the game.

The next day, the same Swiss team lost to the representatives from Dominica with a score of 80. The calculations are simple: Israel should easily reach a score of 90.

However, there is one catch: Israel missed their second match as their opponents did not show up. This meant they missed out on the opportunity to practice and prepare for the game. But on the bright side, they were able to save their strength and maintain their appetite for crushing their opponents' basketball hoop once again.