75-86: The rain of Japanese triple sentences Spain

Viewing the statistics of Japanese one might think that there is something wrong with the triples. It’s not like that. Japanese players shot up to 40 shots from three of which they hit 15. Players from Toru Onzuka They went ahead after a stellar 18 to 26 first quarter Saki Hayashi (20 points and 6/8 T3) and they never let go of the game. Spain He was followed by Japanese success and speed, and the bleeding could not be stopped despite his dominance of the inside game. Selection starts at Pre-Olympic there was a stumble, but there was little time to repent because tomorrow he would risk it against him Canada (3:30 pm/Teledeport).

Spain started scoring two out of two. AND Japanese He did three out of three. The Japanese paid for the lack of centimeters in the external success of Yamamoto and Hayashithey also melted the lungs of the players Miguel Mendez run as soon as they get the ball. This is something the Spanish bench expects, but is less effective for that reason. In the blink of an eye, the countrymen found themselves in tow. And though Megan Gustafson He began to show glimpses of the points in his hands, nothing could stop Japan from posting the maximum difference (18-28).

The Japanese have a game where they like it. A 2+1 of Evelyn Mawuli He put his finger in the sore spot after an initial 0-5 partial second quarter. Frustration seems to have replaced the bench Mendezbut it appeared Alba Torrens —who against Japan scored his 200th game with the national team— to amplify the reaction. Spain closed the gap to three after a 12-7 run that brought the team back into the game. Things were starting to work until, again, he hit the track Hayashi. The player did not think and shot from the perimeter to shoot the Japanese on the scoreboard (36-46). Japan went into the break with seven triples that showed the need to stage a revolution.

The sticky and heavy defense of Toru Onzuka’s players continued after the break. They continued to play the game of attrition and the choice bothered him more and more. The cries of “de-fen-sa!” the Spanish public present at Novomatic Arena They introduce themselves to encourage players who have time to run against them (45-61). Every positive action of Spain was punished by the Japanese triple. The entrance of Leo Rodríguezwith two consecutive triples, gave oxygen to an increasingly tired team.

The effect on the low post of Raquel Carrera (19 points) brought the team within eight (61-69). Spain saw a thread of possibilities, but Hayashi and fixed They nipped it in the bud. Stephanie Mawuli He prolonged the bleeding and destroyed Spain. Eleven points separated both teams with two and a half minutes remaining. Japan put the culmination and the team needs to reset quickly because tomorrow they will compete Canada.

DATA SHEET

Spain-Japan 75-86

75.- Spain (18+18+21+18): Cazorla (5), Casas (7), Conde (6), Gil (5), Carrera (19) – starting five – Ortiz (2), Ouviña (4 ), Gustafson (15), Torrens (3) and Rodríguez (9).

86.- Japan (26+20+23+17): Takada (8), Yamamoto (15), Hayashi (20), Miyazaki (8), Akaho (4) – starting five – Kawai (-), S. Mawuli (9), E. Mawuli (20), Hirashita (2), Yoshida (-).

Referees: Anaya (PAN), Horozov (BUL) and Carsten (GER). No eliminations.

Incidents: first match of the pre-Olympic tournament in group A played in front of about five hundred spectators at the Sopron Arena in Sopron (Hungary).