This Wednesday the United States team closed the group stage of the Basketball World Cup undefeated by beating Jordan 110-62, thus settling into the second phase of the competition.
The American beating began in the first quarter itself, the Americans left the scoreboard at 31-12, which already reflected the unevenness of the match. Steve Kerr came out with the same quintet from the first two games except for Brandon Igram, who has not had a good start to the tournamentJosh Hart took his place.
The Golde State Warriors strategist also took the opportunity to rotate the team and give a lot of minutes to the 12 players. The standout on the court was Anthony Edwards with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
The second quarter was a reflection of the first, and ended with the same score (31-12), so the advantage of the American team was already very wide just in the first half. In the third quarter Jordan cut back and finished 26-16. However, a 23-13 scoreline in the final period sealed the beating that the USA Team inflicted on the Arab team.
For Jordan, the most notable was Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, who is nicknamed by many as the “Jordanian Kobe.” The number “24” had an inspired night with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. However, his individual participation was not enough to avoid the fall and elimination of his team in this Basketball World Cup.
USA installed in second phase
Already undefeated in the group stage, those led by Steve Kerr They are already settling into the second phase of the tournament with their minds set on their new rivals. Montenegro and Lithuania are already confirmed in group I of this second round.
On September 1, the United States will begin this phase against Montenegro and on September 3 against Lithuania. The first two in these new groups advance to the direct elimination phase of the round of 16, to determine the new tournament champion.
The USA Team is going for its sixth title in this World Cup, after winning those in 1954, 1986, 1994, 2010 and 2014.
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