Celtics center Neemias Queta was ejected from Wednesday’s EuroBasket Group Play game against Estonia after picking up his second technical foul. But, Portugal still pulled off a 68-65 win, behind 17 points from Rafael Lisboa.
Queta had just completed a tough finish around the basket when he seemingly taunted his Estonian opponents, yelling, ‘and-one.’
At the time of Queta’s ejection, Portugal and Estonia were tied at 38 midway through the third quarter. Queta had a team-high 15 points (5-8 FG, 5-10 FT), 3 rebounds, 1 block, and 1 steal.
Portugal was 1-3 heading into Wednesday’s game, having beaten the Czech Republic and subsequently dropping games to Serbia, Turkey, and Latvia. Queta averaged 15 points on 60% shooting in the first four games of the tournament.
Both teams entered the afternoon with a 1-3 record in Group Play, so Portugal, the winner of Wednesday’s game, advanced to the knockout round for the first time in history.
