New Spur signing Joffrey Lauvergne and France against took on Greece Saturday. Lauvergne put his his poor first game behind him and exploded early in the first quarter to pace the team. He went 6 for 7 from the field in the first half for 13 points, and provided some great interior defense that forced the Greeks to shoot from deep, which isn’t their strength. France used a number of Lauvergne screens to open up Nando de Colo, Evan Fournier and others, keeping the offense clicking.
It was more of the same in the second half as Lauvergne finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds, both team highs.