On August 7, Beijing time, in the 1/4 finals of the men's basketball team of the Paris Olympics, the Canada men's basketball team lost to the France men's basketball team 73-82, stopping in the quarterfinals to end the Paris Olympic journey; Alexander finished with 27 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 9-of-19 shooting and 8-of-11 free throws. Canada is out, Dillon 9 is 1 in love, and Alexander is full of frustration and unwillingness.
In the knockout round against the host France men's basketball team, the Canada men's basketball team played very badly early 6-19, the offensive end was limited, 10-23 in the first quarter behind by 13 points, the Canada generals did not feel good, the first quarter of the team 15 shooting 3, Dillon 5 shooting 0 did not score a point, Alexander 3 1 only scored 2 points.
In the second quarter, the situation of the Canada men's basketball team was very passive, Alexander found his touch, showed his signature shot, 4 of 7 in the single quarter and scored 11 points, but Alexander was unable to support himself, France's Yablise and Lesol led the team to fight back strongly, Canada 29-45 trailed by 16 points at halftime, and Alexander scored 13 points alone in the half.
In the second half, after Canada trailed by 19 points in the third quarter, Alexander continued to score and ignite the team's offense, and Canada played an 18-7 counterattack climax, instantly chasing 8 points; After that, France scored to stabilize the situation, and Alexander scored 22 points in the third quarter, and Canada trailed by 11 points at 50-61.
Barrett scored five consecutive points in the final quarter to help Canada chase six points, Alexander missed two free throws and a layup was hatted, France stabilized the situation 4-0, and then Dillon forced Fournier, Alexander made two free throws and a long pass assisted Barrett dunk; At the critical moment, Fournier stepped up, scored three points from the outside, made a tough layup and hit the winning three-pointer, Alexander fought until the last minute to no avail, and finally lost the game to stop the quarterfinals.
The Canada men's basketball team is out, Dillon looks loveless, Dort, Alexander and others are full of frustration and unwillingness, and they leave the game lonely; The Canada men's basketball team has 10 active NBA players but stopped in the quarterfinals, Dillon scored only 2 points on 1-of-9 shooting, and Murray contributed 7 points on 3-of-13 shooting, both of whom are sinners for Canada's exit.
Speaking about the loss to France after the game, Alexander laughed and said: If you don't fight hard, then you will lose.