The Canadian men’s basketball team got off to a good start today at the Paris 2024 Olympics, defeating Greece by a 86-79 final.
Despite getting the win, Canada won’t be thrilled with their play late in this one. They held a 10-point lead over Greece in the dying minutes, but wound up watching their opponent go on a 10-0 run to make this a very close outing. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was able to stop the bleeding, however, coming up with a huge basket with just over 40 seconds remaining to calm things down.
Gilgeous-Alexander had himself a solid game with 21 points, but it was Toronto Raptors guard RJ Barett who led the way, scoring a team-high 23. Dillon Brooks also had a solid outing, scoring 14 points while grabbing six defensive rebounds.
More to come…
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