Overview

• Luka Dončić posted 34 points, nine assists, five steals and two blocks in Slovenia’s opener, becoming the first player in EuroBasket history with at least 30 points, five assists and five steals in a game, per BasketNews.
• Host Poland won 105-95 behind Jordan Loyd’s 32 points and Mateusz Ponitka’s 23, shooting 59% from the field and 14-of-26 from three.
• Slovenia’s depth was tested with Josh Nebo, Vlatko Čančar, Jaka Blažič and Zoran Dragić unavailable, as Edo Murić (17) and Gregor Hrovat (15) were the only other double-digit scorers.
• Buss and Pelinka, joined by other Lakers staff, attended Slovenia’s practice and the game, with Pelinka calling Dončić the face of the franchise and praising his offseason conditioning.
• After a minor right knee contusion in a tune-up was cleared, Dončić played, drew a technical foul and briefly scuffled late, and Slovenia’s next Group D game is against France on Saturday.