They persisted for long minutes on the heated ground, at the foot of the Gothic-style Rathausplatz town hall. A disappointing loss as the Blue Quartet came so close to the record, knocking out the USA in the quarterfinals of the 3×3 Basketball World Cup in Vienna. But Jimmer Fredette (7 points), passing through the NBA especially with the Bulls and the Suns, extinguished the hopes of a second consecutive world medal for the Blues this Saturday after a surprise bronze in 2022, making the last free throw (21-19) before the end of regulation time, which will qualify Team USA for the semifinals. .
A promising failure
The French team lost their last four wickets against the world champions in 2019, while the women’s team, the defending world champions, booked their ticket to the top 4 in Austria. points), thanks to multiple award-winning 2-point shots by Alex Villaret and Frank Seguela (9 points each), the U.S. quickly took a commanding lead while the French were always able to claw their way back to parity.
“It was nothing, two shots from their interior players spot, at the end of the possession, Karim Souchu, French coach. We were behind and we came back, a real 3×3 game. We have shown that a French team consisting of players from a pro-fed team (3×3 Paris) is stable. No one saw us two days ago. It may not fall on our side today, but we will make it. The guys were disappointed, but they can be proud, they put on a good face. »
“The fellows are disappointed, but they can be proud, they put on a pretty face”
Karim Souchu, French coach
The Blues, who crashed out of the group stages in the finals, knocked out Switzerland in the 1/8 spot in the afternoon. “It was definitely a disappointment tonight. Blues captain and 2022 world medalist Alex Villarret mentions. Are you sad? In this game, no. We lost against a better team. Defensively, we bothered them. We are on a game plan. When we were good defensively they were taking shots at the end of the possession. We may regret losing matches in the group stage (3 out of 4). , we almost took it, easy to play. It’s 3×3. »
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