On August 7th, Beijing time, in the quarter-finals of the Paris Olympic men's basketball team, the Canadian men's basketball team lost to the French men's basketball team 73-82, ending their trip to the Paris Olympics in the quarterfinals; Alexander made 9 of 19 shots and 11 free throws. 8 scored 27 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block; Canada was eliminated, Dillon 9 scored 1 and had no love in his life, Alexander's face was full of frustration and unwillingness.
knockout match against the host French men’s basketball team. The Canadian men’s basketball team played very poorly early at 6-19. The offensive end was restricted. In the first quarter, they fell behind by 13 points 10-23. The Canadian players were not feeling good. In the first quarter, the whole team was 15 points away. Dillon made 3 of 3 shots and scored no points on 0 of 5 shots. Alexander only scored 2 points on 1 of 3 shots.
In the second quarter, the Canadian men’s basketball team was in a very passive situation. Alexander regained his touch and showed off his signature mid-range shot. He scored 11 points on 4-of-7 in a single quarter. Helpless, Alexander was unable to support himself. The French team led by Jabrese and Lesol. After fighting back, Canada trailed by 16 points 29-45 at halftime. Alexander scored 13 points in the half.
In the second half, Canada made a crazy counterattack after falling behind by 19 points in the third quarter. Alexander continued to score and ignited the team's offense. Canada hit an 18-7 counterattack climax and caught up to 8 points in an instant. After that, France scored to stabilize the situation and beat Alexander after three quarters. He scored 22 points alone, and Canada fell behind by 11 points 50-61.
In the final quarter, Barrett scored 5 points in a row to help Canada catch up to 6 points. Alexander missed two free throws and was blocked for a layup. France stabilized the situation 4-0. After that, Dillon forced and Fournier succeeded, Alexander made two A free throw and a long pass assisted Barrett for a dunk; at the critical moment, Fournier stepped forward and scored a three-pointer from the outside, a hard layup and a winning three-pointer. Alexander fought to the last minute to no avail and ultimately lost the game. Stopped in the quarterfinals.
The Canadian men’s basketball team was eliminated. Dillon looked like he had no love for his life. Dort, Alexander and others were full of frustration and unwillingness, and left the game lonely; the Canadian men’s basketball team has 10 active NBA players but stopped in the quarterfinals. , Dillon only scored 2 points on 1-of-9 shooting, and Murray contributed 7 points on 3-of-13 shooting. They were both the sinners of Canada's elimination.
Talking about losing to France after the game, Alexander smiled and said: "If you don't work hard, you will lose.
