After losing four consecutive games at the 12-team European basketball championships, the Israeli national team was fighting for ninth place Tuesday as it played France.
The Israelis fell apart completely on Sunday, losing to the weak Polish team, 83-77. Italy, one of Europe’s best teams, beat Israel Saturday, 99-79. On Friday, Israel lost to West Germany in overtime, 112-107, in a game that seemed to crush the Israelis’ morale.
Israel lost Thursday to Holland, 61-60, although Holland failed to score for more than 11 minutes in the second half. Israel’s lone tournament victory was its opening game last Wednesday against Czechoslovakia, 99-83.
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