African history and the world of basketball go down once at the O2 in Londonwhere South Sudan needed Team USA against the ropes in one of the final rehearsals for the Olympic tournament. The Americans finally imposed logic and their law to beat the developing African team by a tight 100-101 in a dramatic finish.
South Sudan He dominated for 23 minutes with leads reaching 16 points at the end of the second quarter, forcing the favorites for Olympic gold to make a remarkable comeback after the break and hold themselves to a more closer finish than expected.
Led by the skilled Karlik Joneswho signed a triple-double as he did in the last World Cup FIBAthe men of ivy They gave a recital of scoring power, situational control and faith. Not enough against a talented rival not seen in basketball in decades FIBA.
LeBron James He served as the undisputed leader on the court for the American team, starring in key comeback plays and scoring the decisive basket, a one-on-one penetration that ended with a basket that made it 100-101 with 8 seconds remaining. The last attempt carlik Jones It didn’t go in and neither did Sudanese rebound attempts later.
The fact is that the game started clearly dominated by Steve Kerr’s team, which forced the opponent into a premature timeout after 2-10. The Africans’ first triple recovered something for the game, when the recital of Karlik Jones to begin causing rumblings in the stands and unrest among the American people. Thus, South Sudan finished the quarter dominating 26-24.
What happened in the second quarter was not what anyone expected. On the strength of their three-point shot success, the Sudanese escaped with leads that reached 58-42 just seconds before halftime, before LeBron scored to make it 58-44 at intermission.
USA The intensity picked up in the third quarter, with pressure on the ball across the field and forced turnovers but Sudan resisted the three-pointers. Shaky and thor In addition to incredible baskets of Jones. America’s second victory came, in any case, with a partial score of 0-13 with the leading role played by lebron and Holiday to make it 76-81 at the end of the third quarter.
Things seemed to be under control for the NBA stars in the final quarter but the three-pointers thor and Maluach They gave the Sudanese one last hope and forced the favorites to make a final effort. James showed up hopefully to end the joke. At least, the fear served as a lesson for the Americans, who will face this rival in the group stage.
Data sheets
South Sudan, 100 – United States, 101
SOUTH SUDAN: Shayok 25, Omot 9, Gabriel 11, Kuol 3, Jones 15 – starting five -, Maluach 7, Thor 14, Dent 5, Makoi 2, Jok 15.
UNITED STATES: Holiday 8, James 23, Embiid 14, Booker 5, Curry 12 -first five-, Edwards 11, Haliburton, Tatum 9, Adebayo 4, Davis 15, White.
PARTIAL: 26-24, 32-20, 18-37, 24-20.
Source: La Verdad
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