World Basketball News: France managed to create a surprise by participating in the quarter-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The team coached by Vincent Collet managed to beat Canada with the final score of 82-73.
Playing in front of the crowd, France immediately played offensively and aggressively from the first minute. Their accurate shooting and strong defense made it difficult for Canada to score points. France itself, with its fairly careful play, was ahead by 19 points. Canada, not wanting to lose, tried to recover in the second half of the match, but its efforts did not bear fruit. In the end, it was France who managed to satisfy the supporters present in the arena.
It was Guerschon Yabusele and Isaia Cordinier who emerged as the winning heroes of this important match of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Yabusele proved his class of tough player by scoring 22 points. This score was enough to make Guerschon Yabusele the top scorer. Not wanting to be left behind by Yabusele, Cordinier was also productive with 20 additional points.
On the Canadian side, only two of their players managed to score double-digit points. The two players in question are Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and RJ Barrett. SGA as an NBA MVP finalist in the 2023-2024 season managed to score 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Meanwhile, RJ Barrett, Canada’s senior forward, also added 16 points. With this defeat, Canada’s hopes of winning a medal in Paris were dashed.
Article label: Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Guerschon Yabusele
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