Hawks’ Porzingis, Risacher move on to knockout rounds at EuroBasket

Both Hawks big Kristaps Porzingis (Latvia) and forward Zaccharie Risacher (France) advanced to the next stage of the tournament, while Hawks wing Vit Krejci (Czech Republic) did not.

Porzingis and Latvia won three of their five group-stage matches. They finished third in Group A behind Turkey, which won all five of its games, and Serbia, which won four.

The 30-year-old has been a standout for Latvia, averaging 17.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, two assists and 1.6 blocks per game. The 7-foot-3 big man began the tournament cold from 3-point range but had a breakout game against Portugal, where he shot 4-of-12 from deep.

Like Porzingis, Risacher provided his team with pivotal minutes to advance to the next round of play. Off the bench, the 20-year-old averaged 10.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and two assists per game.

Although Czechia will not move on to the next round, Krejci showed some flashes throughout the tournament. He didn’t quite string those flashes together, however. He averaged 8.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists across five games.

Here are the standings as the group stage finishes:

* Has one game remaining in group play

Group A

Turkey (5-0)

Serbia (4-1)

Latvia (3-2)

Portugal (2-3)

Estonia (1-4)

Czech Republic (0-5)

Group B

Germany (5-0)

Lithuania (4-1)

Finland (3-2)

Sweden (1-4)

Montenegro (1-4)

Great Britain (1-4)

Group C

Greece (3-1)*

Italy (3-1)*

Spain (2-2)*

Bosnia & Herzegovina (3-2)

Georgia (2-3)

Cyprus (0-4)*

Group D

Israel (3-1)*

Poland (3-1)*

France (4-1)

Slovenia (2-2)*

Belgium (1-3)*