NewsWhore
09-01-2011, 05:00 PM
At the halfway point of the third quarter of their second game in the qualifying tournament for the London Olympics, the Dominican five was losing by 17 against Venezuela, who were playing with great ball handling, good shooting from distance and an unstoppable Greivis Vasquez. Nonetheless, Al Horford was a giant once again, Jack Michael Martinez, Luis Flores and Eulis Baez said "Present", the defense stiffened and was more effective and allowed the Dominicans to dominate the last quarter 29-15 and eke out a 92-89 win. We never gave up," said Flores. "We never felt the game was lost and this is vital in this type of games." Four of the five teams of the two groups advance to the second round. At this stage, the games are crossed, the four best go to the semi-final and the winners classify for London. Horford completed his first double-double of the tournament with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists, including two free throws with 8 seconds to play. Captain Jack Michael had his second double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds, 7 of which were offensive.
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