Brazil managed to win the match in Jakarta, Indonesia against Canada and tied Group L. It was 69-65 in favor of verdeamarelos, a victory that helps them to continue to stand in the competition and warm up the group.
Canada 65 – Brazil 69
At the beginning of the match, both contested the advantage on the scoreboard, without giving up and giving nothing away (C1 13-16, C2 24-11 and C3 15-18). Until the last quarter, when a big advantage of Brazil is defined and a Canada with more doubts than certainties (C4 13-24).
Both teams, contrary to normal, have a bad percentage in triples (20%), an issue that triggered several goals scored in the final result. In addition to the good defenses applied by both teams.
The highlights of the match and some casualties
The MVP of the game was Bruno Caboclo with 19 points, 13 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks to lead his team to victory. Raulzinho Neto, who has undergone surgery for an injury sustained in the match against Iran, did not play for Gustavo Conti’s men. Another player who did not change was Felipe Dos Anjos.
On the Canadian side, the outstanding player was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, he was the scorer of the game with 23 points, he also had 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, however that was not enough for him to win. In the team led by Jordi Fernandez Torres, Kyle Alexander, Zach Edey and Trae Bell-Haynes did not play a minute.
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