Anyone watching the FIBA games? Staring Brunson or Barrett

[Kiyaman]

The 12-player USA squad, which features NBA stars such as

1) Paolo Banchero, Forward, Orlando Magic
2) Mikal Bridges, Forward, Brooklyn Nets
3) Jalen Brunson, Guard, New York Knicks
4) Anthony Edwards, Guard, Minnesota Timberwolves
5) Tyrese Haliburton, Guard, Indiana Pacers
6th) Josh Hart, Guard, New York Knicks
7) Brandon Ingram, Forward, New Orleans Pelicans
8) Jaren Jackson Jr., Center, Memphis Grizzlies
9) Cam Johnson, Forward, Brooklyn Nets
10) Walker Kessler, Center, Utah Jazz
11) Bobby Portis, Forward, Milwaukee Bucks
12) Austin Reaves, Guard, Los Angeles Lakers

Coaching Staff :: Steve Kerr, Erik Spoelstra, Tyronn Lue, Mark Few

Team USA 117, Puerto Rico 74

Team USA 92, Slovenia 62

Team USA 98, Spain 88

Team USA 108, Greece 86

Team USA 99, Germany 91

 

[Kiyaman]

The Jalen Brunson-Josh Hart chemistry tour continued in style on Monday as each player reached double-figures in their own unique way at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Manila. SM Mall of Asia Arena hosted the United States' men's basketball team's 109-81 victory over Greece in the second of three games in Group C pool play, which saw vital combinations from the New York Knicks' American pair.
Brunson and Hart united to shoot a perfect 7-of-7 from the field in the win. The former earned five en route to 13 points, which was best among the American starters alongside Anthony Edwards (Minnesota). Hart, his fellow Villanova alum, was dominant in the glass game, pulling in 11 rebounds, including five of the offensive variety that partly led to 13 second-chance points.

Hart also dished out five assists in the victory, one of which went to Brunson for a deep triple.

 

[Kiyaman]

The real RJ Barrett showed-up in the FIBA games vs tougher opponents.
Shoulda been bench!
And Barrett & Randle are the only SF wings the Knicks have on their roster.

The Knicks’ inconsistent forward continues to struggle in upset loss to Brazil​

New York Knicks forward RJ Barrett delivered a dreadful performance on Friday as Team Canada lost to Brazil 69-65 in stunning fashion. The 23-year-old forward has notoriously been consistently inconsistent in his NBA career up to this point, a trend which has continued in the FIBA World Cup.

In Friday’s loss to Brazil, Barrett managed only 4 points on just 1-8 from the field and 1-4 from three-point range. This is Barrett’s second performance in the FIBA World Cup in which he only scored once from the field, as on August 25th against France, Barrett scored only 5 points on 1-10 from the field.
However, sandwiched in between these porous performances are a 17-point, 7-12 from the field effort against Lebanon, and a 22-point, 9-14 effort against Latvia. It is truly impossible to predict which version of Barrett will show up on any given night.

 

[Kiyaman]

The United States and Germany played the highest scoring Semi-Final in the history of the FIBA Basketball World Cup. It came down to the wire, and Germany prevailed in the end. Final score 113-111.
Germany will now face Serbia in the Final on Sunday, while the United States move to the Third Place Game against Canada.
If the first half was done in fifth gear, the start of the second one saw Germany go to sixth. Franz Wagner and Daniel Theis were pushing the tempo, and Andreas Obst joined them midway through the third with the unusual side to his game: driving and kicking. Plus the usual, the shooting, which saw him get 19 before the fourth quarter even started.

When Isaac Bonga and Johannes Thiemann added a quick little 5-0 run, Germany opened up an 84-75 lead with two and a half minutes to play in the third. The score after 30 minutes was 94-84 after Dennis Schroder made a pull up two against a Paolo Banchero switch.
USA tried their best to close the gap in the fourth, and it took back-to-back triples by Austin Reaves and Anthony Edwards to make it -3 from their point of view at 106-103 with 3:17 left to play. The majority of the 11,011 fans in the Mall of Asia Arena helped them with the "Defense! Defense!" chants, and it got deafening when Edwards went in for a big dunk in that run.
Reaves' free throws made it 108-107 with just over a minute to play. Germany's response? A gigantic corner three by Andi Obst!
Schroder's pull up pushed the gap to 113-107, Reaves had a quick dunk to cut it to -4 again, but even when USA got possession back, Anthony Edwards threw it out of bounds with 27.6 left to play.
Germany managed to drain the clock and book their first trip to the Final, ever!

TCL Player of the Game: Andreas Obst, what was that!? The 27-year-old from Halle even heard MVP chants from the stands early in the fourth quarter, completely punishing all defensive lapses by the United States.
They went under the screen? He shot over it. They went after him, he drove to the paint. They collapsed? He found his teammates. Absolute firecracker of a game, which saw him collect 24 points and 6 assists. Germany were a +11 team with him on the floor.
Stats don't lie: Once again, the opponents physicality and size bothered the United States. Germany had 12 offensive rebounds, winning the second chance points 25-8.

Bottom line: The 2006 Semi-Final between Greece and the USA can go to waste now, as Germany and the United States set a new mark for the highest scoring Semi-Final in World Cup history. Coach Gordie Herbert played all his moves perfectly, there was no weak link for his squad in this one.

Coach Steve Kerr warned about this game and this opponent, but even with a stellar offensive performance, the United States could not make it back to the title game. Their last Final was back in 2014, they missed it in two straight World Cup events now.

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[pat]

The United States and Germany played the highest scoring Semi-Final in the history of the FIBA Basketball World Cup. It came down to the wire, and Germany prevailed in the end. Final score 113-111.
Germany will now face Serbia in the Final on Sunday, while the United States move to the Third Place Game against Canada.
If the first half was done in fifth gear, the start of the second one saw Germany go to sixth. Franz Wagner and Daniel Theis were pushing the tempo, and Andreas Obst joined them midway through the third with the unusual side to his game: driving and kicking. Plus the usual, the shooting, which saw him get 19 before the fourth quarter even started.

When Isaac Bonga and Johannes Thiemann added a quick little 5-0 run, Germany opened up an 84-75 lead with two and a half minutes to play in the third. The score after 30 minutes was 94-84 after Dennis Schroder made a pull up two against a Paolo Banchero switch.
USA tried their best to close the gap in the fourth, and it took back-to-back triples by Austin Reaves and Anthony Edwards to make it -3 from their point of view at 106-103 with 3:17 left to play. The majority of the 11,011 fans in the Mall of Asia Arena helped them with the "Defense! Defense!" chants, and it got deafening when Edwards went in for a big dunk in that run.
Reaves' free throws made it 108-107 with just over a minute to play. Germany's response? A gigantic corner three by Andi Obst!
Schroder's pull up pushed the gap to 113-107, Reaves had a quick dunk to cut it to -4 again, but even when USA got possession back, Anthony Edwards threw it out of bounds with 27.6 left to play.
Germany managed to drain the clock and book their first trip to the Final, ever!

TCL Player of the Game: Andreas Obst, what was that!? The 27-year-old from Halle even heard MVP chants from the stands early in the fourth quarter, completely punishing all defensive lapses by the United States.
They went under the screen? He shot over it. They went after him, he drove to the paint. They collapsed? He found his teammates. Absolute firecracker of a game, which saw him collect 24 points and 6 assists. Germany were a +11 team with him on the floor.
Stats don't lie: Once again, the opponents physicality and size bothered the United States. Germany had 12 offensive rebounds, winning the second chance points 25-8.

Bottom line: The 2006 Semi-Final between Greece and the USA can go to waste now, as Germany and the United States set a new mark for the highest scoring Semi-Final in World Cup history. Coach Gordie Herbert played all his moves perfectly, there was no weak link for his squad in this one.

Coach Steve Kerr warned about this game and this opponent, but even with a stellar offensive performance, the United States could not make it back to the title game. Their last Final was back in 2014, they missed it in two straight World Cup events now.

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Great game. Loved every second of it. Andi Obst is from my hometown. All around great guy. His agent's phone is blowing up right now.