Unsurprisingly, the United States largely won Wednesday against Jordan (110-62), for their last match of the first round of the World Cup. In the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay (Philippines), the suspense lasted only a few seconds, the USA having started the match with an 8-0 before counting a sixteen-point lead a few minutes later.
Despite a Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, among the tournament’s leading scorers, who still reached twenty points, Jordan saw the gap increase as the match progressed, finding themselves relegated to almost fifty points at the end. Match. On the American side, Steve Kerr involved all his players, only one (Haliburton) exceeding nineteen minutes of play. Anthony Edwards finished as the game’s top scorer with 22 points.
By winning for the third time in three games, the United States finished first in Group C and will enter the second round in a comfortable position. They will find there Lithuania and Montenegro, respectively first and second in Pool D, as well as the winner of the match between Greece and New Zealand, who face each other this Wednesday (2:40 p.m.).
2023-08-30 11:34:02
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