TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Brazilian national basketball team managed to beat Canada with a score of 69-65 in the second round of Group L of the FIBA World Cup or FIBA World Cup 2023 at Indonesia Arena Gelora Bung Karno Jakarta, Friday, September 1, 2023. Brazil’s victory means that all teams in Group L still have the opportunity to qualify for the quarter-finals.
All teams in Group L, namely Latvia, Spain, Canada and Brazil, each recorded three wins and one loss with a total of seven points. This means that the final match on Sunday requires all four teams to fight tooth and nail to win the match. The winner of the match on Sunday September 3 has the right to qualify for the quarter-finals of the FIBA World Cup.
With a history of consistent victories in six matches against Canada at the Basketball World Cup, Brazil began the match for the ticket to the quarterfinals by opening the lead first. The first quarter belonged to Brazil with a score of 13-16. Bruno Caboclo, who in previous matches was the best player, also appeared this time as a contributor to Brazil’s score.
Like in its last match against Latvia, Canada started the match slowly. However, consistently, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his friends managed to turn the situation around with a 10-point margin in the first half. The score increased to 37-27 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Canada managed to keep the point gap at 10 points. Lucas Dias closed the gap to 52-45 with a three-pointer scored after the buzzer signaling the end of the third quarter.
In the final quarter, the match heated up when Brazil managed to take the lead after trailing since the second quarter. The scores were often balanced at 55-55, 57-57, 59-59 and 60-60 with less than four minutes before the end of the match.
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Canada’s Dwight Powell had to be ejected from the game or fouled out because he committed five personal fouls. In the Brazilian camp there was also a player who was sent off because he had committed five violations, namely Lucas Dias.
In the remaining 10 seconds, Brazil led by four points, 60-66. However, Canada did not give up and held on until the score was 65-68 with 0.9 seconds left when the Brazilian coach called a timeout. However, the match ended with a score of 65-69 for Brazil.
Bruno Caboclo was the best player in this game recording a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Gui Santos added 10 points. On the Canadian side, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 23 points, Luguentz Dort 17 points. No Canadian player scored more than 10 points.
Furthermore, Brazilian national basketball team will face World Cup debutant Latvia on Sunday, September 3, 2023. Canada will face defending champions Spain on the same day.
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