The Israel men’s national basketball team lost to the Czech Republic on Thursday afternoon, 88-77 in Prague for Group play in EuroBasket.
The first half was all Czech Republic. as they raced to a 53-37 lead. Tomas Satoransky looked like his vintage self from the “Everybody Eats” days ad they led by as much as 19 points at one point. This was not a surprise.
The Israelis were able to make a run in the third quarter and were down just 67-65 early in the fourth quarter. But the Czechs, who were also hosting the event, made one big run and were up by 83-68 with 5:35 left in the game.