In the Headlines | Carton of the United States, Antetokounmpo ensures … what to remember from the third day

the match: the United States draws

Passed near the humiliation of Turkey on Tuesday, the Americans took revenge on the Japanese, sprayed 98 to 45 at the World Cup in China at the end of the first round on Thursday. The United States, weakened by the absence of their stars, lifted their foot after three quarter-time while the gap was already 53 points. Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics) was the top scorer of the game with 20 points. His future club mate, leader Kemba Walker, scored 15 points.

Gregg Popovich's team will start the second phase against MVP Greece of the last NBA season, Giannis Antetokounmpo. A highly anticipated match since the draw.

The player: Antetokounmpo ensures

The Greeks reacted after their missteps against Brazil and got their ticket for the second round beating New Zealand 103 to 97. Antetokounmpo raised the tone with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

Counter-perf: Turkey can blame it

The Turks, they were not recovered from their emotions of the day before the United States (they had lost a point because of four missed free throws ranking a few seconds from the end). They gave up their qualification by bowing against all odds against the Czech Republic 91 to 76.

To remember: place in the second round

The sixteen qualified will now play from Friday a second phase (four pools of four teams) where the results of the first round will be kept. The top two in each group will advance to the quarter-finals. The best placed are Argentina and Poland (Group I), Serbia and Spain (Group J), the United States and Brazil (Group K) and France and Australia (Group L).

The results of the day
Group E
United States – Japan 98 – 45
Turkey – Czech Republic 76 – 91

Rating: Pts J G P pp pc dif
1. United States 6 3 3 0 279 204 75
2. Czech Republic 5 3 2 1 247 240 7
3. Turkey 4 3 1 2 254 251 3
4. Japan 3 3 0 3 188 273 -85

Group F
Greece – New Zealand 103 – 97
Brazil – Montenegro 84 – 73

Rating: Pts J G P pp pc dif
1. Brazil 6 3 3 0 259 235 24
2. Greece 5 3 2 1 256 230 26
3. New Zealand 4 3 1 2 284 288 -4
4. Montenegro 3 3 0 3 216 262 -46

Group G
Dominican Republic – la France 56 – 90
Germany – Jordan 96 – 62

Rating: Pts J G P pp pc dif
1. la France 6 3 3 0 271 194 77
2. Dominican Republic 5 3 2 1 206 234 -28
3. Germany 4 3 1 2 238 210 28
4. Jordan 3 3 0 3 202 279 -77

Group H
Lithuania – Australia 82 – 87
Canada – Senegal 82 – 60

Rating: Pts J G P pp pc dif
1. Australia 6 3 3 0 276 242 34
2. Lithuania 5 3 2 1 275 203 72
3. Canada 4 3 1 2 243 260 -17
4. Senegal 3 3 0 3 175 264 -89