Before the quarter-finals everyone was discussing the big clash between Serbia and the United States of America that after the defeat of the first by Spain would be in the semifinals of the event and not in the final as originally expected. Eventually this match took place yesterday but as part of the rankings after Argentina and France completed two of the institution's biggest surprises and sent the favorites away from the medals early.
Argentina's victory over the Serbs is the most shocking result I can remember in such a big event after our national run at Sethama over the Americans at 2006. With Kambachos plotting creative piece and ending 12 assists and 39chrome to put in the bases of the highly-acclaimed Serb highs stopping at 20 points, the Argentines dominated XNUM with XNUM top level while taking revenge for the slaughter in the 97 Final. If found in a good day, they can kill any opponent thanks to their long range shooting ability, but defenses have plenty of weaknesses.
The French, on the other hand, played the Americans straight and dominated with Gobert reminding everyone that he is the NBA's top defender and the most underrated player in the All Star Game. The tall Frenchman ended up battling with 22 points, 16 rebounds and 3 plugs but his main contribution was the countless infiltrations of his rivals that resulted in either mistakes or hasty and physically inept choices. But it would be unfair to just sit in the Utah Jazz center as Fournier and DeCollo do amazing tournaments, scoring endlessly while Batum's experience and the excitement of Albissi, Delicina and Lescourt help the most. All the French games so far have gone very high in scoring as they have many reliable offensive options and no one except Gobert is known for his defensive performance.
Certainly the relevance of the match is a deterrent to scoring high, but both teams present a modern basketball with many long shots and many possessions that favor big scoring. Over 159.5 in 1.65 performance