It happened again.
On Wednesday, Andrea Bargnani led Italy with 21 points in a tough match-up for big stakes .... but his opposite number, Jonas Valanciunas of Lithuania (and Toronto) scored 26 and grabbed 15 boards. Italy lost.
On Thursday, Andrea Bargnani led tialy with 21 points in a tough match-up for big stakes ... but his opposite number, Jan Veseley of the Czech Republic (formerly of Washington) scored 26 points and grabbed 12 boards. This time, Italy won.
Heck, the opposing centers are both in their early 20's and have the initials J.