On February 25, Beijing time, the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup Qualifiers in the Americas Region began, the United States men's basketball team in the second window of the first game to 93-76 victory over the Puerto Rico men's basketball team, of which the 40-year-old veteran Joe Johnson contributed the highest 18 points of the game, he will lead the team in the next game to meet the Mexican men's basketball team, and the first window period of the United States men's basketball team once lost to the opponent.
In the first window period, the U.S. men's basketball team only achieved a record of 1 win and 1 loss, and the game lost was a upset loss to the Mexican men's basketball team, and the core of the U.S. men's basketball team at that time was Thomas Jr.
Now the U.S. men's basketball team is playing its first game in the second window, ushering in a showdown with the Puerto Rico men's basketball team, and the head coach who coached the U.S. men's basketball team is former Bulls coach Boylen. The U.S. men's basketball team was suppressed by the Puerto Rico men's basketball team 20-27 in the first quarter and fell behind by 7 points, but then the U.S. men's basketball team fought back in the third quarter, and the U.S. men's basketball team won 22-17 net 5 points in the second quarter, trailing 42-44 by 2 points in the first half.
In the second half of the game, the U.S. men's basketball team, led by Joe Johnson, played a 32-14 net win of 18 points in the single quarter, so that the first three quarters had already surpassed 16 points 74-58. In the last quarter, the U.S. men's basketball team won another point 19-18 in the single quarter, and won the Puerto Rico men's basketball team with a 93-76 victory.
Throughout the game, 40-year-old veteran Joe Johnson performed heroically, scoring a game-high 40 points, plus 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and this season he also signed to the Celtics on a ten-day contract. Among the rest of the U.S. men's basketball players, warriors veteran Jordan Bell contributed 8 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, Freeman 13 points, Matthew Ryan 15 points and Morgan 12 points.
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