The Bahamas lost their first friendly game against Montenegro 80-93. Deandre Ayton finished with 11 points and 5 rebounds, Buddy Hield added 8 points, while Eric Gordon went scoreless, missing all of his 6 shots. Nikola Vucevic posted a 15 points and 15 rebounds double-double.
The Bahamas national team and the Montenegro national team went up against each other in the Acropolis Tournament in Greece, which went Montenegro's way with a final score of 93-80.
At one point, the Bahamas were up 13 points in the second quarter (40-27), and the first half ended with a score of 43-35 in favor of the Bahamas. However, Montenegro found a way to pull back.
In the third quarter, the Balkan country, led by Kendrick Perry, went on an 18-3 run to take over. After that, it was all Montenegro.
Montenegrin star Nikola Vucevic, who plays for the Chicago Bulls, went for a monster double-double.
He scored 15 points (4/10 FG), grabbed 15 rebounds, dished out 3 assists (1 TO), had 1 block, and accumulated 26 PIR, a game-high for both teams.
On the other hand, the Bahamas' NBA stars put up middling performances.
DeAndre Ayton had 11 points (5/9 FG) and 5 rebounds, while Buddy Hield had 8 points (3/11 FG), 6 rebounds, 2 assists (2 TO), and 1 steal. As for Eric Gordon, he came up short, not being able to score at all (0/6 FG).
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