Paris 2024 Olympics, Five Circles mockery for Sergio Scariolo
Spain eliminated from Olympic tournament
The Olympic basketball tournament offers fans and insiders no small surprise: Spain, which in the last five editions of the Games had always made it through the preliminary stage and had managed to win two silvers (in Beijing 2008 and London 2012) and a bronze (in Rio 2016), è been eliminated from the tournament after its second defeat in three games.
Fatal, for the men coached by Italy's Sergio Scariolo, was Friday's defeat against Canada, which was able to impose itself 88-85 in a game that was drawn out until the end.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, NBA star of the Oklahoma City Thunder, è was the best scorer for the Canadians, with 20 points. Dario Brizuela’s 17 were not enough for the Red Furies.
With one win (against Greece) and two losses (against Australia and Canada), Spain finished the round with 4 points, the same as the Greeks led by Giannis Antetokounmpo and the 'Boomers' Australians: mocking Spain è was the points difference in the break-even standings: +6 for Australia, -1 for Greece (which canò still hope for repechage among the best thirds), -5 for 'Roja'.
In Tokyo, on the other hand, the Spaniards had passed the group stage rather comfortably, only to find themselves in the quarterfinals the United States obstacle: 95-81 was the score in favor of Team USA, which would then go on to take the gold medal by beating France 87-82 in the final.
