Argentina won the title after two defeats

Argentina celebrated on the field of their angry rival in the FIBA Americup final. After two consecutive defeats in the finals, they managed to win the title. Argentina beat Brazil ten years ago when they hosted the FIBA Americup. Let’s first look back at the path of the aforementioned rivals to the finals.

Brazil defeated Canada in the first semi-final of the FIBA Americup

Brazil defeated Canada 86-76 in the first semi-final. Canada made it easy for the hosts with a terrible two-point shot. Namely, the Canadians shot 15/40. In this way, they made only five more two-point shots compared to the number of shots from behind the three-point line. Brazil already had a double-digit advantage at halftime, 44-34. We saw a similar state of affairs in the third quarter. Brazil still had a double-digit advantage. It seemed that there would be no problem to easily advance to the finals. Things got complicated in the last quarter. Canada was able to pull off a turnover and take a 74-76 lead.

Henry-Blair was the best in Canada

Unfortunately for the Canadians, when it was most needed they stopped completely. By the end of the match, the guys who are playing great in the qualifiers for the World Cup did not score a single basket. Brazil made a 12-0 run carried by a great atmosphere and reached the finals. In the winning team, Leonardo Meidl scored 19 points with 4 rebounds. Lucas Dias had a performance of 14 points and 8 rebounds. Lucas Mariano and Vitor Benite each scored 13 points. In the defeated team, Jahvon Henry-Blair was the best with 24 points.

Argentina defeated USA

Argentina defeated the USA 82-73 in the second semi-final of the FIBA ​​Americup. The Americans, like the Canadians, did not play in the strongest team. They managed to put up a worthy resistance against the Argentinians, but they did not qualify for the finals. The team from South America already had a double-digit advantage after the first quarter. She maintained that lead throughout the first half. In the third quarter, the Americans managed to achieve a turnaround. They took the lead 66-65, but they did not have the strength to achieve the triumph. Until the end, the favored team did the job the right way.

Super trio

Both teams were terrible three-point shooters. The Argentines hit four shots from 23 attempts. The Americans had a better performance with eight hits from 30 attempts. The winning team made the key difference in free throws. Argentina took almost three times as many shots in this match, 29-10. As expected, Argentina was led to victory by the best players. Gabriel Deck scored 30 points with 7 rebounds. Nicolo Laprovittola scored 18 points. Facundo Campazzo, who returned to Real Madrid from the Denver Nuggets, had 10 points and 7 assists. In the defeated team, the former support of the Miami Heat, Norris Cole scored 18 points.

Third FIBA Americup title for Argentina

In the final battle of this year’s FIBA ​​Americup, we watched an exciting South American final. Brazil hoped that it would be able to defeat its great rival on its home ground. The Brazilians started the match badly. Argentina had a 12-point advantage in the first quarter, 26-14. The Argentines maintained their lead until halftime. They went into the break with a 48-38 lead. In the third quarter, Brazil managed to reduce the difference to only three points. However, Argentina entered the final period with a seven-point lead, 67-60. In the last quarter, Brazil makes a turnaround. The Brazilians took a 73-71 advantage, but they did not last until the very end. The angry rival scored four points, and the decisive basket for 75-73 was scored by Gabriel Deck.

The former Oklahoma City Thunder player scored 20 points with seven rebounds. Laprovittola and Campazzo again played excellent games. Laprovittola had a performance of 15 points and 8 rebounds. Campazzo added 13 points and 5 assists. Vitor Benite scored 18 points in the defeated team. Former Los Angeles Lakers player Marcelinho Huertas added 11 pts. The teams had almost equal shooting percentages for both 2 and 3 points. What is impressive is that the teams shot a total of 71 three-pointers! Argentina won its third title in the FIBA ​​Americup by winning against its great rival.