JAKARTA - The Canadian national team won a landslide victory in the second match phase of Group H FIBA World Cup 2023. Facing Lebanon, Jordi Fernandez's team won with the final points 128-73.
This result completes Canada's victory in the Group phase that previously won over France. After the match, at the Indonesia Arena, Sunday, August 27 evening, WIB, Jordi Fernandes praised the slick results achieved by his team.
However, when asked about the figure who played a role in this match, he was reluctant to mention one name. Instead, he praised all the players in the team who he said had an even talent that amazed him.
“ We play together well, this is a game where everyone plays. The average player is on the field 14 minutes (not less than that), this is called teamwork, ” open Jordi Fernandez.
“ I think the answer is our team. I was amazed by how talented they were, the players worked together, played, and enjoyed their days,”
“ I really like this team. I was surprised by their talent, but I was even more impressed with their desire to work together to make it better, "” said the coach about his team's performance.
Regarding the cooperation that was built evenly in the Canadian national team, this was proven from the final statistics of the players after overthrowing Lebanon. RJ Barrett is recorded as packing 17 points, followed by Trae Bell-Haynes contributing 15 points, the remaining four players are packing 12 points.
In contrast to the appearance of the Canadian squad which was evenly distributed in points, Lebanon was seen to be dominated by individuals through the record of Omari Rasula Spellman who made 16 points, followed by Karim Zeinoun with 15 points.
After the two victories that Canada managed to secure in Group H phase, Jordi Fernandez's team still have to build a high focus. Because after this they will face Latvia who previously won over Lebanon.
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