MANILA (PHILIPPINES) – There’s nothing like a teammate to have your back. Like some of our best players on Matchday 3, they were glad another player on their team put in a memorable performance.
A performance so good that it even impressed the great Dirk Nowitzki. Dennis Schroder followed in his footsteps and became the second German to score 30 points in a World Cup game, enriching his performance with 8 assists and 4 steals in an 85-82 win against Australia. However, no basket was as important as the point guard’s in the last minute, which he put Germany up 83-81 thanks to his decisive layup.
Andrés Feliz scored the first points for the Dominican Republic when the score was 0-12 in favor of Italy. From that moment on, he went all out, like the entire Dominican team, in their 87-82 victory over Italy. Feliz hit three long-range shots in a short space of time in the second quarter to close the game with 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 7-of-10 3-point shooting.
The Finns are still looking for where Yuki Kawamura is going to pass the ball. The elusive point guard was instrumental in Japan’s 18-point comeback that ended in a 98-88 win against Finland. In a performance as effective as it was colorful, Kawamura added 25 points and 9 assists, making 10 of 16 shots from the field.
Where Kawamura was, nearby was Josh Hawkinson. Hawkinson played a pivotal role in the run that took Japan to a 79-78 second-half lead, giving it his all in every second of his 37 minutes of play. The center from Japan left the court with 28 points, 19 rebounds, a whopping 14 free throws and the best rating of the tournament to date, 44.
Only good vibes for Karl-Anthony Towns and the Dominican Republic so far! Towns was a man among boys for the second consecutive game, since in this World Cup he had already achieved a double-double of 20 points. This time he added 24 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. The versatile big man also joined in the fun from center, as he made four of the team’s 16 successful attempts from 3-point range.
Those are the statistics, but the time has come for public opinion. Who is your MVP of the day?
Who was your August 27 MVP?
Dennis Schroder (GER)
Andres Feliz (DOM)
Yuki Kawamura (JPN)
Joshua Hawkinson (JPN)
Karl-Anthony Towns (DOM)
FIBA
2023-08-27 16:41:47
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