Basketball News: Canada’s run at the Paris Olympics ended after a crushing 82-73 loss to France in the quarterfinals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander believes his team deserved to lose.
Heading into this game, Canada and Germany were considered the top two contenders to beat the heavily favored U.S. team. But for Canada, things didn’t go as planned.
“If you don’t deserve it, that’s what happens: you lose,” Canadian star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Team Canada told reporters.
France had players like San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (who underwent finger surgery) and Detroit Pistons forward Evan Fournier. They now await the winner of the USA-Brazil game. Fournier made a 3-pointer in the game, sending the home crowd into a frenzy.
And yes, Gobert played just four minutes, and revealed after the win that he had minor finger surgery. However, he still wanted to play. He tried, with two fingers on his left hand wrapped in a splint. “I have a lot of trust in my teammates and my coaches. It worked,” he said. “You saw how we started tonight.
The players are ready to play. They set the pace for the entire game. As for Canada, the game ended a string of disappointing games that were hoped to produce medals.
Fournier finished by making 3 of 6 shots from distance, including a wonderful game-winner, as he made the most of his role change after coming off the bench.
The lineup change worked wonders for France, as Yabusele (22 points, five rebounds) and Cordinier (20 points) led the attack, while Canada had no answer for Yabusele’s physicality on defense (he shot 8 of 9 from the free throw line) and Cordinier gave France a much-needed boost in shooting from distance (4 of 5 from three).
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