2023-09-02 13:07:14
In the FIBA World Cup, Japan defeated Cape Verde and went straight to the Paris Olympics. (Information photo/taken from FIBA World Cup official website)
FIBA World Cup men’s basketball match between Japan and Cape Verde in Okinawa today (2nd), Japan almost wasted a 20-point lead, scored only 7 points in the fourth quarter, almost let the cooked duck fly away, Japan finally won 80 -71 wins and is sure to get the best ranking among Asian teams and directly qualify for the Paris Olympics.
There will be 12 teams participating in the men’s and women’s basketball teams at the Paris Olympics. The methods for men’s and women’s basketball teams to qualify for the Olympics are different.
For men’s basketball, the first event to produce Paris Olympic tickets is the World Cup, which will be allocated to the highest-ranked teams from all continents in this World Cup. 2 seats in the Americas, 2 seats in Europe, 1 seat in Africa, 1 seat in Asia, 1 seat in Oceania, and the remaining 4 seats will be selected through Olympic qualifiers.
Although Japan fell behind 17-19 in the first quarter, they played a 33-18 offensive in the second quarter and even held a 20-point lead in the third quarter.
However, in the fourth quarter, Cape Verde had a 13-0 offensive and fell behind by 5 points. With regarding 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Japan hadn’t scored yet. Japan only had a 73-68 lead until the game. Makoto Ejima’s free throw finally scored the first point of the quarter.
With more than one minute left in the game, Japan finally stabilized in time. The naturalized center Joshua Hawkinson made free throws, three-pointers, and hot pots. He was excellent in offense and defense, blocked the counterattack, and finally defended the victory 80-71.
Joshua Hawkinson had 29 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Yuki Kawamura had 14 points and 8 assists, Keio Tominaga had 22 points, especially 6 of 8 three-pointers. The Japanese team made 12 of 32 three-pointers and sent 24 assists , is the key to victory.
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