Neemias Queta was deported in a controversial manner in a key group match against Portugal in a European rugby match against Estonia on Wednesday. The Celtics Center committed two technical fouls in the third quarter of the game, the second of which led to him popping his attack in the Portuguese game to win the knockout round of the game.
The 26-year-old had 4:34 left in the third quarter, and Portugal clutched Estonia's one-point lead as he seemed to laugh at his second technical foul after the layup. According to the box score, Queta whistled because his elastic score was high, which led to his shooting. After taunting an Estonian player after a foul call, he had 5:45 left in the third quarter and 5:45 left in the third quarter, his first technical foul. Queta and Estonia Player Kaspar Treier both received double technical fouls in the sequence.
Queta is the only NBA player in the Portuguese lineup, taking up a game-high 15 points in the 22 minutes before the ejection, scoring 5 goals and 5 points from the field and 5 points from the free throw line. In his 22 minutes, he also scored three rebounds, a block and a steal, surpassing Estonia by 7 points in 22 minutes.
Portugal entered the match with a record of 1-3 in Eurobasket's Group A match, but the Estonian side that beat 1-3 will allow Queta and Portugal to advance to 16 rounds and face first place in Group B later this week. Portugal continues to beat Estonia 68-65 after Queta's ejection and will play in the knockout round on Saturday or Sunday.
Queta averaged 15.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game in his four games and received a lot of praise for his rivals before playing.
“He has been doing this work,” Porzingis told reporters on Monday. “And you can see how he's playing in the game right now. I'm happy for Neemy. He's a great guy. Really, like, very cool guy. And, at the time, at work.
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