Brazil loses to Latvia and falls in the Basketball World Cup – 09/03/2023 – Sports

Brazil is eliminated from the 2023 Men’s Basketball World Cup. In a direct confrontation for the second phase, the team was defeated by Latvia by 104 to 84, this Sunday (3), in Jakarta (Indonesia), and said goodbye to the competition.

Now, the green and yellow team depends on other results to guarantee a direct place in the 2024 Paris Olympics. For that, Brazil is rooting for Spain’s triumphs over Canada and Serbia over the Dominican Republic — the World Cup guarantees classification for the two best countries in the Americas. Otherwise, there will still be a chance at a pre-Olympic tournament to be played next year.

Coach Gustavo de Conti’s men arrived at the head-to-head match with a campaign of three wins and one defeat, and boosted by a surprising triumph over favored Canada in this second phase. Same numbers had Latvia, including a victory over current world champion Spain by 74 to 69. Whoever won the match would advance to the quarterfinals.

Brazil started with Yago, Georginho, Léo Meindl, Tim Soares and Bruno Caboclo. Latvia entered the court with Kurucs, Bertains, Smits, Skele and Zagars.

The first half was balanced, with Latvia remaining in the lead and Brazil struggling not to take off on the scoreboard.

The Europeans started by opening up an advantage in the opening plays and closed the first quarter at 22 to 20. The Brazilian standout in the first period was the experienced Marcelinho Huertas, who replaced Yago and had an important participation, with a sequence of five assists and good attacks. individuals against the defense to reduce the points difference between the teams.

The second quarter, also balanced, ended at 45 to 42 for Latvia. The European team came back more connected and managed to make some leaps on the scoreboard again, with a great use in the attack. This time, who shone was Lucas Dias, who took risks and converted important three-pointers to not let the difference grow too much.

The Brazilian situation became more delicate from the third period onwards. The script repeated itself, with Latvia opening eight points of advantage right at the beginning, but the team of coach Gustavo de Conti had much more difficulties to stay in the glue. The team started to accumulate more pass errors and suffered a drop in the use of shots, while the opponent fit the attacks and three-pointers efficiently until closing the partial in 81 to 63.

In the last period, contrary to what had happened against Canada, the Brazilian team did not show the power of reaction and was lost on the court in the face of a great performance by the opposing team, which knew how to manage the timer, take advantage of the Brazilian mistakes and close the match. game at comfortable 104 to 84.

Brazil’s 2023 Basketball World Cup campaign

First phase
Brazil 100 x 59 Iran
Spain 96 x 78 Brazil
Brazil 89 x 77 Ivory Coast

Second level
Brazil 69 x 65 Canada
Latvia 104 x 84 Brazil