Relive the defeat of the Wembanyama Blues against Canada.

Friday July 19

23:10

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23:10

France loses to Canada! (73-85)

The Blues lost to Canadians who were simply stronger. The French lost too many balls and committed too many fouls to hope for anything.

23:05

3 + 1 left! (71-81)

Another good 3-point shot from Yabusele! Who gets the foul and the +1!

23:03

The Blues are hanging on! (67-81)

Rudy Gobert gives two new points to the Blues who are hanging on! Vincent Collet has given new instructions.

22:58

Gobert +2 ! (65-76)

Good action from the Blues concluded by Gobert!

22:55

The Blues lack aggressiveness in defense! (61-76)

It’s too easy for Canada, which takes a 15-point lead.

22:52

Olynyk at 3 points! (61-74)

Canada takes the lead thanks to 3 points from Olynyk!

22:49

Canadians in management! (61-71)

The French are very imprecise once morest Canadians in management. +3 for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

22:44

Yabusele still at 3 points! (61-66)

The Frenchman continues with 3 points!

22:43

End of the 3rd quarter! (58-64)

The French are still in the game but are starting to weaken in the face of Canada’s domination.

22:42

Yabusele at 3 points! (58-64)

Huge Yabusele 3-pointer from a tight angle! The French are 2 possessions down!

22:41

Nhembard +2 ! (55-64)

The talented Canadian adds 2 points for Canada which takes a 9 point lead.

22:39

Lessort continues with a free throw! (53-60)

The Frenchman continues to be precise with the free throw! +2

22:36

Canadians take a 9-point lead! (51-60)

Highlight for the Canadians who are racking up points following the French team lost the ball.

22:34

Yabusele brings the Blues back to 2 points (51-53)

The Frenchman scores his two free throws!

22:33

Lessort +2 ! (49-53)

Good return for Mathias Lessort who scores 2 points!

22:30

Barrett converts his own! (45-51)

The Canadian, for his part, did not miss the opportunity and scored his two free throws.

22:28

Two throws for Gobert? (45-49)

The Frenchman gets the foul but doesn’t convert either of his two free throws…

22:26

Barrett 3 points! (45-49)

The Canadian is set at 3 points!

22:24

Second foul by Fournier! (45-46)

The Frenchman makes an illegal block and gives Canada the opportunity to regain the advantage!

22:20

Wemby and the Blues take the lead! (45-44)

Les Bleus twice missed the opportunity to go ahead and it was Wemby that broke the deadlock! France is ahead!

22:17

Fournier at 3 points! (43-44)

The Frenchman regains confidence and brings the Blues back to 1 point.

22:15

The second half is underway! (40-44)

Here we go for this second period! The Blues are still in the race for victory!

22:01

It’s break time! (40-44)

The French are trailing 44 to 40 at half-time. The Blues are still in the match despite their offensive difficulties.

21:57

From Colo to experience! (37-42)

The Frenchman wins a foul with experience and scores his 2 free throws.

21:55

Barrett 3-pointer (35-42)

The Canadians are more precise and Barrett concludes with 3 points!

21:53

The Blues have waste! (35-39)

Good defense from the Blues who unfortunately lack precision offensively.

21:50

Wembanyama 3+1 ? (33-39)

Incredible Wemby who scores a three-pointer in full fall and wins the foul! Unfortunately the Frenchman misses the free throw.

21:48

Wembanyama at two points! (30-36)

The Frenchman made his opponent dance and took advantage of his height advantage to add two points.

21:46

Canadians take off! (28-36)

The Blues lack precision and let Canada take an 8-point lead.

21:44

Wemby at 3 points! (28-31)

The French star settles for 3 points!

21:43

Rudy Gobert +2 (25-31)

The Frenchman recovers the ball, following a lucky loss by Wembanyama, and finishes!

21:41

Fournier’s fault! (23-29)

Foul by Evan Fournier who gives two new free throws to the Canadiens.

21:40

Wemby’s 2nd pass! (23-27)

Another great pass from Wembanyama to Nando de Colo who finishes! Second assist from the Frenchman from Spurs.

21:37

Coulibaly + 2 ! (21-25)

On a good serve from Wembanyama, Coulibaly concludes with 2 points.

21:35

End of the 1st quarter! (19-25)

It’s the end of this first quarter! The Blues played better in the last minutes but conceded too many easy points. Wembanyama came out early following committing two fouls and will be able to have playing time once more.

21:33

Coulibaly wins the foul! (19-21)

Nando de Colo’s magnificent pass to Coulibaly who scores the basket and wins the foul as a bonus!

21:31

Yabusele at 3 points! (16-17)

The Blues have set their sights! Yabusele is accurate at 3 points!

21:30

From Colo to 3 points! (13-17)

Nando De Colo is hot and continues with 3 points!

21:28

Nando de Colo at 2 points! (10-15)

Another good sequence from the Blues! Yabusele gives a good pass to De Colo who turns and shoots!

21:25

Yabusele on the rebound! (8-15)

The Frenchman fights and pushes the ball into the circle on the rebound!

21:24

Vincent Collet’s timeout! (6-15)

The Blues are not getting there at the start of the match. They are making too many mistakes and are lacking offensive movement.

21:23

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander encore ! (6-14)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is clinical on the counterattack.

21:22

Another mistake from Fournier! (6-11)

Evan Fournier makes another mistake and gives the Canadiens two new scoring chances, only one is successful.

21:20

The Blues intercepted! (4-9)

Penalized heavily in this first quarter, the Blues are intercepted. Dwight Powell concludes his 2 free throws.

21:17

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pointer (4-5)

NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is solid from three-point range!

21:16

Gobert once more! (4-2)

The Frenchman recovers the ball in the circle and feints his opponent before finishing! Magnificent

21:16

Lack of address for the Blues! (2-2)

Magnificent interception by Wembanyama, on the offensive which follows the Blues lack skill.

21:13

The Blues at fault! (2-2)

Two fouls from Wembanyama which give the Canadians two free throws.

21:12

Gobert commence fort ! (2-0)

First great move from the Frenchman who opens the scoring.

21:11

Let’s go !

First possession for France, Wembanyama won the jump ball.

21:05

The starting 5 of the Blues!

21:05

The players enter the court!

The two teams entered the Arena floor. Time for the anthems!

21:00

The match postponed by 10 minutes

The meeting will finally start around 9:10 p.m.

20:58

Evan Fournier is on his feet!

20:50

Great atmosphere in Orléans!

20:48

1 year following the humiliation

A year ago, Canada humiliated France in its first match at the World Cup (95-65). Vincent Collet’s men have been warned.

20:46

The French have arrived at the Arena d’Orléans!

20:37

The keys to the match for the Blues!

20:33

Nicolas Batum is out!

French basketball team captain Nicolas Batum has withdrawn from the penultimate warm-up match for the Paris Olympics, once morest Canada in Orléans, due to a viral syndrome, the French Federation announced.

Paris 2024 Olympics: Batum forfeits once morest Canada

Nicolas Batum.
Frédéric Chambert / PANORAMIC

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