Spain lost at Canada in added time (80-85) in the penultimate warm-up match for the worldwhich was played in the Municipal Sports Palace of Granada. The beginnings of fourth penalized a lot Spain and, in match number 250 of Rudy with the selection, add the second consecutive defeat after the one against UNITED STATES.
The match started with a RJ Barrett Electric, who in his first two actions scored two hat-tricks without flinching. And it is that Canada It started very well, with great success and sweeping the Spanish team, which gradually imposed itself. Of the Scariolowith a lot of claw, they cut the distances despite the fact that RJ Barrett, Powell And Olynyk they kept doing their thing.
Scariolo He had to call a time out because the Canadian team got 9 points. This gave the home team a boost, which as the end of the quarter approached was improving.
This improvement lasted until the beginning of the second quarter. ordered by Sergi Llull and with a big usman garuba, Spain He took off and fully recovered in the game. Of the Scariolo they entered the break at the top of the scoreboard and the advantage could have been even greater because the difference was abysmal.
The third quarter was similar to the start of the game as Spain It went wrong again and the Canadians took the opportunity to turn things around, until they had to step in again. Scariolo. RJ Barrett And Olynykthey continued to do a lot of damage, but between KeyA Rudy money and a super aldamathe national team started with a minimal advantage in the last quarter.
The pace dropped considerably in the fourth quarter and that penalized Spainwho prefers to run. Olynyk He was once again one of the standouts with a few isolated plays, but they responded well aldama and one Vine inspired by the line of 3. The last possession was Canada but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander He was unsuccessful and the game went to overtime with the score tied at 73.
The start of extra time again penalized Spainwhich started with a partial 0-7. Garuba broke the drought and Scariolo surprised with Juan Nunez, who played all the extra time, and answered, because his hand was not shaking. However, this partial departure was an obstacle impossible to remove and Canada he ended up taking the duel in Grenade 5 points (80-85).
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