Overview

• Slovenia beat Israel 106-96 to close group play with three straight wins, clinching a Round of 16 berth in Latvia.
• Luka Dončić posted 37 points on 12-of-21 shooting with 11 rebounds, nine assists and three steals, steadying Slovenia despite four fouls and hitting late dagger threes.
• With the performance, Dončić reached 1,100 international points to pass Goran Dragić as Slovenia’s all-time national-team scoring leader.
• He is EuroBasket’s top scorer at 32.4 points per game, sustaining elite production as Slovenia shifts to the knockout bracket.
• Lakers figures reinforced the trajectory, with GM Rob Pelinka and governor Jeanie Buss publicly backing his national-team run as assistant Greg St. Jean credited LeBron James for influencing Dončić’s offseason conditioning.