FIBA World Cup 2019

[Mainstreet]

If the U.S. should play Greece (with Giannis) on Saturday, that would really make for an interesting game.

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[Mainstreet]

Team USA beats Japan 98-45 today and will play Greece with Giannis on Saturday.


Brian Windhorst‏Verified account @WindhorstESPN

Team USA beats Japan by 53 points and sets up anticipated game Saturday against Giannis Antetokounmpo & Greece in the World Cup second round.


7:08 AM - 5 Sep 2019

 

[Mainstreet]

Here is the boxscore for USA vs Japan.

http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/game/0409/USA-Japan#tab=boxscore

Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart both missed the game.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Here is the boxscore for USA vs Japan.

http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/game/0409/USA-Japan#tab=boxscore

Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart both missed the game.

The Simmons curse . . .

 

[Ronin]

Team USA beats Japan 98-45 today and will play Greece with Giannis on Saturday.


Brian Windhorst‏Verified account @WindhorstESPN

Team USA beats Japan by 53 points and sets up anticipated game Saturday against Giannis Antetokounmpo & Greece in the World Cup second round.


7:08 AM - 5 Sep 2019

Do we have any 6 ft 4 in, 40 year olds? That can guard Giannis. #brazil

 

[Mainstreet]

The Simmons curse . . .

It's sure looking like it.

 

[Mainstreet]

Do we have any 6 ft 4 in, 40 year olds? That can guard Giannis. #brazil

I think Brazil has a market on these players.

The U.S. is slated to play Brazil in the second round on Monday. Yikes.

 

[Mainstreet]

Austrailia goes to 3-0. Baynes had 21 points and 13 rebounds in win against Lithuania.

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[Mainstreet]

Team USA will play Greece and Giannis on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

Saturday's World Cup second-round game with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece (ESPN+, 8:30 a.m. ET) presents one of the most unique challenges Team USA has faced in modern times. There is just no one in the world like him and their awareness of it only makes it more daunting.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27552234/team-usa-game-plans-giannis-greece

 

[Mainstreet]

Team USA beats Greece today 69-53.

SHENZHEN, China -- Kemba Walker scored 15 points, Donovan Mitchell scored 10 on his 23rd birthday and Team USA contained NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, defeating Greece 69-53 in a second-round game at the FIBA World Cup on Saturday.

Harrison Barnes and Derrick White each scored nine for the U.S. (4-0), which can clinch a quarterfinal berth Monday in multiple ways. It needs either a win over Brazil or a Greece win over the Czech Republic or through a three-way tiebreaker, if necessary.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27559134/us-nears-quarters-rout-giannis-greece

 

[Ronin]

USA beats Brazil.

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

Yahoo Sports
@YahooSports
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1h

Tokyo awaits.

Team USA beat Brazil 89-73 and qualified for the 2020 Olympics. They will play France in the @FIBAWC quarterfinals Wednesday

 

[Mainstreet]

Yahoo Sports
@YahooSports
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1h

Tokyo awaits.

Team USA beat Brazil 89-73 and qualified for the 2020 Olympics. They will play France in the @FIBAWC quarterfinals Wednesday

Brazil was one of those teams I was worried about.

Here is the boxscore for those interested.

http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/game/0909/USA-Brazil#tab=boxscore

 

[Mainstreet]

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Good defense on that play as well.

 

[Ronin]

Stadium
@Stadium
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Good news for the Celtics and USA Basketball, per NBA Insider
@ShamsCharania
:

Jayson Tatum has a strong chance to make his return for Team USA in quarterfinals against France on Wednesday.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Rubio and Baynes have been looking really good in the FIBA games.

Baynes' just outplayed Gobert and Australia defetead France. Baynes seems to be really growing as a player in this tournament.

Baynes--21 pts (5/6 from three), 5 reb, 2 ast, 1 foul, 27 min
Gobert--8 pts, 4 reb, 6 ast, 5 fouls, 31 min

 

[Ronin]

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[Mainstreet]

Aron Baynes is shooting 53.3% from 3 point range going into today's game against the Czech Republic.

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[Mainstreet]

France eliminates Team USA from World Cup 89-79.

https://www.espn.com/olympics/basketball/story/_/id/27592643/france-eliminates-team-usa-world-cup

The best the USA can do is finish 5th.

 

[Mainstreet]

I think a lot of fans thought a stumble might be coming with a lot of talented participants dropping off Team USA.

Here is the final boxscore.

http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/game/1109/USA-France#tab=boxscore

 

[SunsTzu]

France eliminates Team USA from World Cup 89-79.

https://www.espn.com/olympics/basketball/story/_/id/27592643/france-eliminates-team-usa-world-cup

The best the USA can do is finish 5th.

This is all Devin Booker's fault.

 

[Mainstreet]

I think the U.S. loss speaks to the lack of quality big men that can match up with the likes of Rudy Gobert who 21 points and 16 rebounds.

Looking at the boxscore the big men for team USA didn't do much.


http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/game/1109/USA-France#tab=boxscore

 

[Ronin]

Well at least we qualified for Tokyo.

 

[Ronin]

Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
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Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been shut down for Team USA’s remaining games, sources tell
@TheAthleticNBA
@Stadium
. Smart wanted to play in final two USA games, but is nursing minor injuries and decision was made to avoid further injury.