Despite giving trouble to the current world champions, Brazil was defeated by Spain in the second round of the 2023 Basketball World Cup
O Brazil met this Monday, the 28th, its first defeat at the 2023 Basketball World Cup. In a tough confrontation against the current world and European champion, Spainthe Brazilian team even remained close on the scoreboard throughout the game, but did not get the necessary reaction, and saw the score end at 96 to 78.
The first quarter was really good for the Brazilian team, which ended the first 12 minutes ahead by 22 to 21, with good marking and Yago inspired, hitting important balls, both in the paint and from three points. Despite this, it was in the second quarter that the game went downhill and the Europeans got their advantage.
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Even with a still balanced start and alternating leadership on the scoreboard, Spain managed to demonstrate their superiority and put an eight-point lead at the end of the first half. The damage could have been even greater, as Brazil found itself 12 points behind during the period.
The second half started with the Brazilians still trying to find each other, but over time this happened, and the game became interesting again. Still, many crucial errors ended up undermining any chance of the team’s turnaround, which still closed the difference to 5 with 64 to 59.
In the end, going for “all or nothing” made it even more difficult, as the Spaniards have a more experienced team, accustomed to high-level games. Thus, now Brazil rests and prepares for the last match of the group stage, which will be against Costa do Marfimnext Wednesday, 30, at 6:45 am (Brasília time).
Source: sportbuzz
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