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1、CanadadefeatsUSAinovertimetobagbronzeatFIBAWorldCupXinhuaUpdated:2023-09-1021:09f*i11+DillonBrooks(R)ofCanadashootsduringthe3rdplacegamebetweentheUnitedStatesandCanadaatthe2023FIBAWorldCupinManila,thePhilippines,Sept10,2023.Photo/XinhuaJMANILACanadaedgedouttheUnitedStates127-118tosecurethirdplaceatt

2、he2023FIBABasketballWorldCuphereonSunday,evenasMikalBridges*dramaticcomer3-pointerpushedthegameintoovertime.DillonBrooksofCanadawasonfire,sinkingseven3-pointersoutofeightattemptsforajointtournament-high39points.Healsosetuparecordforthehighestpointsscoredbyaplayerinamedal-winninggameinFIBAWorldCuphis

3、tory.ShaiGilgeous-Alexandercontributed31pointsand12assists.Theall-NBAfirst-teamguardnettedsevenpointsinovertime,includingaStepback3-pointerthatleftBridgesinhiswake.Withthevictory,Canadabecamethe17thmedal-winningteaminFIBAWorldCuphistory.FortheUSA,PaoloBanchero,BrandonIngram,andJarenJacksonJr.remaine

4、donthebenchfortheentiregameduetoreportedillnesses.AnthonyEdwardsledtheU.S.scoringwith24points,whileAustinReaveschippedinwith23.Bridges,whotallied19points,becametheAmericanherowithjust0.6secondsremaining.Hetookthereboundaftermissingafreethrowonpurpose,andbeattheoddstomakehis3-pointeroff-balanced.TheUnitedStatessettledforfourthplaceinthe2023FIBAWorldCup.Followingitsseventh-placefinishin2019,thismarksthefirsttimetheU.S.hasgoneback-to-backtournamentswithoutamedalsincethestretchfrom1963-1970,whereitplacedfourthin1963and1967,andfifthin1970.