What a denouement! 3×3 Belgian Lions beat Latvia with the smallest difference | Olympics

With 55 seconds left on the clock, Vervoort showed his class, with a great shot he guided the Belgian Lions from a 19-20 deficit to a 21-20 victory. Matches in 3×3 basketball end automatically after a team reaches 21 points or 10 minutes of playing time has expired.

Latvia is one of the contenders for a medal at these Olympic Games, so the victory of the 3×3 Belgian Lions can immediately be seen as a stunt.

The Belgian basketball players will soon be back in action, taking on host country Japan. After that, there are still 5 matches on the program in the group. The top 2 countries will qualify directly for the semi-finals. The next 4 are in the quarterfinals.

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