Writing.- The Dominican team, led by Cities of Karl Anthony And LJ Figueroa, who scored 20 points apiecerecovered from three consecutive defeats by defeating Canada this Friday 94-88 in a match played at the Palacio de Municipal de Deportes in Granada, Spain.

It was the fifth match for the Dominican team in their preparation for the Cup basketball world cup which will take place from August 25 to September 10 in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines.

It was Tonws’ first match in this preparatory phase.

The defence, determining the points as Canada approaches, as well as a rally led by LJ Figueroa they varied the game in favor of the Dominican Republic, who face Spain this Saturday.

The starting five for the Dominican Republic was Cities of Karl AnthonyLester Quiñones, Andrés Féliz, Eloy Vargas and Victor Liz.

Towns and Figueora each scored 20 points, Delgado 10 and 12 rebounds led the Dominican offense.

The 12 selected for this first match by coach Néstor García Antonio Peña (0), Rigoberto Mendoza (2), John Montero (3), Gelvis Solano (4), Liz (5), Feliz (10), Vargas (11), Angel Delgado (12), Gerardo Suero (20), LJ Figueroa (24), Quiñones (25) and Towns (32), with the same NBA number:

It was a tight game for both teams in which the narrow advantages were eliminated by each rival, when one tried to pull away.

A dunk of LJ Figueroa With 7:07 left in the fourth period, it made the score 75-68 for the Dominican team. By completing the game of three, the tricolor took a 76-68, its biggest advantage in the match. It was Figueroa himself who extended the lead to 10 in the 78-68 game, all with Karl Towns on the bench.

Figueroa was the player of the moment as he scored his sixth consecutive point to make it 80-68 with 550 to play. The leader of the Dominican team left with a small team having Ángel Delgado as a big man.

The quintet on the pitch at that time consisted of Andrés Féliz, John Montero, LJ FigueroaRigoberto Mendoza, Ángel Delgado, first then Karl Towns, who entered with 4:42, while the manager took Delgado to the bench.

Canada ended the streak with two free throws from Lugert Dort to reduce it to 10.

The advantage remained for the Dominican team anyway and Dort with 1:40 to go made one of two free throws, as the Dominicans won 86-79.

Dort looked like the Canadian man. He headed for the free throw line again with 55.9 seconds left, hit the first of two and in the second the ball was held by the Canadians.

Andres Feliz, John Montero, LJ FigueroaRigoberto Mendoza, Ángel Delgado, first then Karl Towns.

This immediately passed the ball to Phill Scrubs, who hit a 3-pointer which caused his country to lose by three with 51 seconds left, forcing a Dominican timeout.

In a desperate attack with only three seconds left on the 24-second clock, John Montero He got a long hat-trick to corner the Canadians even more, forced to call time in this situation