Beijing time on September 1, the second phase of the men's basketball World Cup group stage continued to compete, the Canadian men's basketball team with 3 consecutive wins in Group L played against the Brazilian men's basketball team with 2 wins and 1 loss, let's take a look at the wonderful process of this game.
Dillon countered with the ball to assist Powell to get the first point, and the Canadian men's basketball team did not find rhythm in the face of high-intensity defense, and the momentum on the court was completely downsided. The Brazilian men's basketball team was quite tough and tough, and Caboclo scored seven points alone to lead the team to a 12-5 start. Walker and Dort hit back-to-back 3-pointers to stabilize the situation, trailing by three points at 13-16 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Olynyk scored 5 consecutive points inside and outside, Dort broke through to play 2+1, Alexander finally hit the first sports battle, the Canadian team picked up, and the opponent was unable to defend with more strength, and the difference reached double digits in a blink of an eye. The Brazilian men's basketball team suffered a severe offensive power outage from tight defense, scoring just 11 points in a single quarter and trailing by 10 points at halftime at 27-37.
Back in the second half, Caboclo made a strong basket and Suarez made a three-pointer as Brazil went back to single digits. Canada's form was more volatile, the first half of the offense stalled, and in the second half Dort and Alexander stepped up and took turns firing, such an offensive did not knock out the opponent, but made the Brazilian team more courageous, as Dias pressed the whistle for a three-point shot, the third quarter 45-52 trailed by seven points.
In the final quarter, Santos scored a basket, Dias bounced from the outside, as Santos made two fouls and made two free throws, 53-52 to complete the rally, the Canadian men's basketball team saw that the situation was not right and immediately replaced the starting lineup, Alexander came up to play 2+1 to stop the bleeding, Powell received the fifth foul and was sent off, Brazil clearly targeted the inside, and the two sides alternately led more and more fiercely.
In the last minute, Santos leaned back to score from the middle range, Brazil led by 2 points 62-60, then Dorte hit a three-point shot from the bottom corner but the timeout was invalid, and finally Santos hit another key two points, and the Brazilian men's basketball team beat the Canadian men's basketball team 69-65 at the end of the game, so that all four teams in Group L still have a chance to qualify.
At this point, the first round of the second stage of the group stage is over, and the men's basketball teams of Serbia, Dominica, Italy and Puerto Rico in Group I are all 3-1 with 7 points, and all four teams have a chance to qualify; Group J USA and Lithuania advanced early with 4 consecutive wins, Montenegro and Lithuania out; Group K Germany and Slovenia advanced to the men's basketball team, while Australia and Georgia were out; Group L Latvia, Spain, Canada and Brazil are also 3-1 with seven points, with a final round of life and death.