The weaknesses of the U.S. team that everyone knew from the beginning of the training camp were finally fully exposed under the penalty area power of two-time Player of the Year Rudy Gobert. Gobert scored 21 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks in the game, leading the French team to Defeat the United States and advance to the final four of the 2019 World Cup.
The French team was evaluated before the game as one of the strong teams with a chance to overthrow the US team. In addition to the Jazz's Gobert, there are also the Hornets' Nicolas Batum, the Knicks' Frank Ntilkina and the Magic's Evan Fournier, as well as A lineup that plays in Europe's top leagues.
Fournier made 3 of 4 shots from outside in the first half, and Gobert's influence in the penalty area completely disrupted the US team's layout. The French team took a 45-39 6-point lead in the first half. In the second half, the U.S. team relied onDonovan MitchellThe individual singles led by 6 points, but except for Mitchell who scored a game-high 29 points, the rest of the US team had almost no highlights.
The two sides struggled until the middle of the fourth quarter. Ntilkina scored a big 3-pointer to help France tie the score. Then the American team was interfered with by Gobert several times. Instead, the French team took a 4-point lead.Kemba WalkerSeveral key free throws with Smart failed one after another. When they couldn't make outside shots and couldn't get past Gobert, they could only lose sadly. The United States once again fulfilled the curse of losing in the world battlefield in 2016.
The biggest contributor to the French team in this game is definitely Gobert. Although there are only 3 blocks on the books, he has repeatedly affected the American team's shots. The plus-minus value is the highest in the team at +26, which makes many famous American players suffer frequently. ; And the Knicks' 20-year-old Ntilkina's several key big shots are also very important. The plus-minus value is the second highest in the team at +22.
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