World Basketball News: Oklahoma City Thunder basketball player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was able to lead Canada to eliminate Spain from the 2023 FIBA World Cup tournament. In the decisive match at the Indonesia Arena on Sunday (3/9) local time, Canada was narrowly won with a final score of 88-85.
Canada itself fell behind between the first and third quarters. However, Canada never gave up and tried to recover in the final quarter. Indeed, Canada managed to execute a more effective attack in the final minutes, which caused confusion for Spain. Jordi Fernández’s team then managed to win by just one and a half balls.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the hero of the victory with a score of 30 points. SGA managed to score a total of 14 free throws out of the 16 attempts obtained throughout the match. Even though he was the hero of the victory, SGA also did not forget to appreciate the great role of Dillon Brooks. Brooks performed no worse than SGA, scoring 22 points.
“Dillon played a crucial role today. He is one of the players with a lot of energy, he is always our motorcycle. Today he gave a lot of energy in defense and also played a role in attack. He’s an important player for us,” SGA said after the match.
With this victory, Canada secures a ticket to the quarter-finals of the FIBA World Cup 2023. Canada will later face Luka Doncic and the Slovenian team.
Article Tag: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, FIBA World Cup 2023
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