Since the start of the men's basketball World Cup, the match between the United States and Canada has been a strong match that fans are looking forward to, and many fans believe that the champion and runner-up of this World Cup will be produced between these two teams, but to their surprise, both teams fell on the semi-final stage and successfully competed for the bronze medal.
On September 10, Beijing time, the showdown between Canada and the United States came to an end, and the Canadian men's basketball team narrowly defeated the US men's basketball team 127-118 in overtime and won the third place. The United States swallowed its third defeat of the tournament and finished fourth and missed the podium in two consecutive World Cups.
In this game, Canada performed very well, including: Dillon Brooks scored 39 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists efficiently on 7-of-8 three-point shooting, and Dillon once rushed to the top of the national hot search with his outstanding performance. Alexander had 31 points, six rebounds and 12 assists, Barrett had 23 points and seven rebounds, Olynyk had 11 points and Dort had 11 points and six rebounds.
For the U.S. team: Edwards had 24 points and 5 rebounds, Reeves had 23 points and 5 rebounds, Bridges had 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Portis had 14 points and 6 rebounds, Bronson had 13 points, Hart had 10 points, and Ingram, Bankero and Jaren Jackson Jr. were all absent due to illness.
Let's go back to the game, Canada has been on fire since the start of the game, Dillon and Dalton from outside the three-point line, allowing Canada to start the first quarter with an 8-0 advantage, and the United States trailed Canada by nine points 25-34 in the first quarter. At the beginning of the second quarter, the United States took the lead, playing a small 15-2 climax to put the score back on the back by four points. Unfortunately, Dillon's performance in this game was too good, and the United States was still two points behind at halftime 56-58.
Back at halftime, the two teams played back and forth, never widening the point difference, and in the final moments of regular time of the game, Bridges made up for a basket that caused Barrett to foul, and Bridges deliberately missed a second free throw. After picking up the rebound himself, he hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and the United States tied it at 111 with 0.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Single-handedly dragged the game into overtime, but unfortunately the United States still lost to Canada in overtime and missed out on the bronze medal.
Canada performed very well in this game, the players showed a very high level of competition in the game, the tactical execution was excellent, and the teammates were also quite perfect, of course, the coach also contributed, and the flexible tactical arrangement also provided a strong guarantee for the team's victory. The most important thing is that in this game, Dillon performed too well, stood up for the team again and again, and laid the foundation for the team's victory.
On the other hand, the absence of Ingram, Banqueiro and Jaren Jackson Jr. in this game still has a relatively large impact on the team. During his time coaching the U.S. men's basketball team to the World Cup, Cole was obsessed with his five-small team. The absence of Jalen Jackson Jr. led to a serious decline in the interior strength of the United States, and the 208 Banqueiro was originally the No. 5 in Cole's five small lineup, and his absence in this game further reduced the height of Cole five.
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