With 15-of-15 three-pointers in two games, the Pacers' outside lineup will be a bit clueless at FIBA.
In today's Men's Basketball World Cup Qualifier Americas Zone, Venezuela narrowly defeated the Dominican Team 76-72 after a bitter battle. After this game, Venezuela's record reached 7 wins and 1 loss, ranking second in the group, and the Dominican team's record slipped to 5 wins and 3 losses, and the ranking also fell to the fourth place in the group.
During the game, Dominican top star Chris Duarte performed badly, playing 32 minutes and 41 seconds, shooting 6-of-17, 1-of-7 from outside the three-point line, 7-of-7 from the free throw line, and although he had 20 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, he still had 4 fouls and 5 turnovers. Not only was his shooting efficiency extremely poor, but he also made a lot of mistakes and didn't perform as expected. As the leader of the team, his poor performance is also a key factor in the team's loss of the game.
It is worth mentioning that his performance in the previous game against Panama was almost the same as this game, in the previous game, 3 of 12, 8 of 0 from outside the three-point line, 5 of 9 from the free throw line, only 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, as well as 3 fouls and 7 turnovers.
Duarte was the indiana Pacers' no. 13 pick in the first round of the draft and is one of the oldest lotto picks in NBA history. However, his performance on the Pacers last season can only be regarded as decent, and considering his age, there is still a certain gap between his performance and everyone's expectations.
I thought that his characteristics were perfectly matched with the FIBA arena, and he could use this window game to find more confidence for himself, but his performance was very disappointing. Now 25 years old, Duarte is several years older than most rookies, but he has not shown significant superiority. It is not known whether in the new season, he will continue to get a stable appearance opportunity for the Pacers in the rebuilding period.
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