UTRECHT WIN ON DAY 1 OF THE OKBET FIBA 3X3 WORLD TOUR PARIS MASTERS 2022
On the first day of the OKBET FIBA 3X3 World Tour Paris Masters on October 7, 2022, Utrecht (NED) and their star player Worthy de Jong put on a display.
THE PARTNERSHIP
Fans of OKBET FIBA 3X3 may be acquainted with Amsterdam HiPRO, but there’s a new Dutch squad in town. Utrecht began the day in the beautiful surroundings of Carreau du Temple with a major shock, 18-17, against the world’s number one team, Ub Huishan NE (SRB). They finished the day with a thrilling 18-16 overtime triumph against Danube (SRB). We could go on and on about Worthy de Jong’s heroics in this game, but I’ll keep some of it for the player-of-the-day segment.
On Day 1, Liman Huishan NE (SRB), Vienna (AUT), and Princeton (USA) all went 2-0.
THE PERFORMER
Where do we begin at OKBET FIBA 3X3? Worthy de Jong topped all players in points (23) and rebounds (14). The World Tour had just 18 triple-fives this season. The Dutch player, 34, who shone at the FIBA EuroBasket last month, had two on the same day. In their season opener, the silky smooth De Jong scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 highlights against the greatest team in the world, UB.
In the OT triumph against Danube , he effortlessly followed up with a 9-point, 8-rebound, 8-highlight triple-five. Oh, and he had two critical Maurice Lacroix buzzer-beaters in the game: a massive corner 2 to send the game to overtime, and a tough iso to finish the game in overtime.
THE MAIN POINT
Worthy de Jong has his own personal Top 10 video clip, but on Day 1 we had a lot more contributions. Disco Domo Jones, World Tour 2019 regular season MVP, reminded us that he still has some of the finest handles on the World Tour. SLO team Prebold can confirm at OKBET FIBA 3X3.
QUARTER-FINALS
- Utrecht (NED) vs. Paris (FRA) (FRA)
- Princeton (USA) vs. Harlem (New York) (USA)
- Jeddah vs. Liman Huishan NE (SRB) (KSA)
- Ub Huishan NE vs. Vienna (AUT) (SRB)
STATS
On Day 1 at OKBET FIBA 3X3, Doha QSC (QAT) standout Dejan Janjic stood out, topping all players in critical assists (7), highlights (14) and player value (26.7). He had the finest game of the day (15.3) as he dropped 13 points and 8 highlights against Princeton (USA). In the next buzzer-beating defeat against Jeddah (KSA), he responded with his own triple-five (9 points, 7 rebounds, 6 highlights)
This is a game. Other than Worthy de Jong’s buzzer-beater, Darius Tarvydas (Jeddah, KSA) had the only other Maurice Lacroix buzzer-beater of the day.
On Day 1, Vienna (AUT) had the greatest offense (only team to score 22 points in both games) and defense (15 points allowed). Stefan Stojacic, their sniper, finished second in scoring with 18 points at OKBET.
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