The first day of the FIBA World Cup 2023 concludes with Canada’s resounding triumph: France annihilated in the comeback, 95-65 the final score.<\/p>\n
France started better off the blocks, allowing only 14 points to Canada in the first quarter and finding an initial 7-0 run. Evan Fournier scored 19 points in the first half alone, but Jordi Torres’ team was just sizing up the competition.<\/p>\n
Between the end of the second and the third quarter, a 24-4 run broke the game open, with Canada even touching a +33 lead in the fourth quarter, thanks to an unstoppable series of offensive plays. The symbol of the game was, of course, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.<\/p>\n
The star of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who scored 8 points in the first half on 2\/9 shooting, tallied 13 points in the third quarter (France only scored 8) on 6\/9 shooting, and already had 10 rebounds and 4 assists. France, 5\/23 from 3-point range, had to wave the white flag with still 10 minutes left to play.<\/p>\n
For Canada, SGA finished with 27 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists (tying the best-ever debut in a FIBA World Cup with LeBron and Giddey), 18 for Kelly Olynyk, and 12 for Dillon Brooks.<\/p>\n
For France, 6\/28 from 3, 17 turnovers, and 45-35 in rebounds. 21 for Evan Fournier, but as mentioned, 19 in the first half. 12 for Nando De Colo and Mathias Lessort (with 6 rebounds). Rudy Gobert finished with 8 points and 9 rebounds but 4 turnovers and 4\/9 from the field.<\/p>\n
In Group H, Latvia recorded a victory of 109-70 over Lebanon. On Sunday, France, one of the top favorites for the world title, will stake it all against Luca Banchi’s team. Canada, on the other hand, will face a Lebanon that is already out of contention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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