By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-07-31 07:16:56
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日本队在第二场奥运会比赛中将法国队逼入绝境。
法国国家队差点就在主场观众面前遭遇滑铁卢。周二与日本队的比赛是迄今为止 2024 年巴黎奥运会最精彩的比赛之一。凭借马修·斯特拉泽尔(Matthew Strazel)的奇迹进球和圣安东尼奥马刺队球星维克托·文班亚马在加时赛中的统治级表现，法国队以 94-90 击败了日本队。
双方在首节比赛中就展开了激烈的对攻，法国队以 32-25 领先。文班亚马早早就展现了他的三分球实力，为法国队投进了两记接球就投的三分球。上半场他的状态火热，投篮全中，得到 10 分、3 个篮板和 4 次助攻。文班没有盖帽，但他多次将对手的投篮从篮筐上拍掉，这在 FIBA 的比赛规则中是允许的。
日本队从一开始就找到了外线手感，并始终保持着火热的状态。他们三分球 37 投 16 中，命中率高达 43.2%。他们的首发控球后卫河村勇辉(Yuki Kawamura)在下半场扛起了球队进攻的大旗。河村勇辉打出了斯蒂芬·库里(Stephen Curry)的风采，一次又一次地命中三分球，惩罚了法国队的防守策略。河村勇辉全场比赛得到 29 分、7 个篮板和 6 次助攻，三分球 15 投 6 中。
文班亚马在下半场陷入了沉寂。由于日本队的防守对他严防死守，他更多地扮演了组织者的角色。当他在外线接到球时，日本队会对他进行包夹，并紧逼防守。他在下半场一分未得。
盖尔雄·亚布塞莱(Guerschon Yabusele)、埃文·富尼耶(Evan Fournier)和斯特拉泽尔承担起了得分重任。亚布塞莱在转换进攻中势不可挡，同时也能命中三分球。他得到 13 分，三分球 6 投 3 中。富尼耶在法国队需要他的时候命中了一些关键球，尽管他的投篮效率不高，18 投 5 中得到 14 分。鲁迪·戈贝尔(Rudy Gobert)在防守端发挥了关键作用，他得到 7 分、15 个篮板和 2 次盖帽。
尽管缺少了一名关键球员，日本队还是将法国队逼入了绝境。洛杉矶湖人队的八村塁(Rui Hachimura)在下半场吃到第二次违体犯规，被罚出场。他在被罚出场之前得到了 24 分。约什·霍金森(Josh Hawkinson)和河村勇辉在八村塁缺阵的情况下挺身而出，并在比赛最后时刻命中关键球，帮助日本队一度领先 4 分。
比赛还剩 20 秒时，法国队落后 4 分。斯特拉泽尔在左侧三分线外接到球，虚晃一枪，随后侧身运球，在时间即将走完之际出手，奇迹般地将球投进，同时还造成了对手犯规，获得了一次加罚的机会。在罚球命中后，法国队和日本队进入加时赛。
文班亚马在加时赛中爆发，他先是完成一次“2+1”，然后又命中一记三分球，帮助法国队取得了 6 分的领先优势。文班在加时赛中得到 8 分，包揽了法国队除 1 分之外的所有得分，得分超过了整个日本队。他最终得到 18 分、11 个篮板、6 次助攻、2 次抢断和 2 次盖帽。
法国队将在北京时间 8 月 2 日下午 2 点迎战小组中另一支保持不败的球队德国队。德国队在周二战胜了巴西队，这意味着法国队和德国队都将晋级奥运会淘汰赛阶段。周五的比赛对法国队来说至关重要，因为胜利将帮助他们在淘汰赛中获得更有利的对阵。在本月早些时候的一场友谊赛中，德国队以 70-65 击败了法国队。
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Wembanyama shows up in overtime as France defeats Japan
Japan takes France down to the wire in second Olympic contest.
The French national team was almost stunned in front of its home crowd. Tuesday’s contest against Japan was one of, if not the most exciting game of the 2024 Paris Olympics so far. On the back of a miracle shot from Matthew Strazel and a dominant overtime period from San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, France defeated Japan 94-90.
Both teams got off to hot starts offensively in a blazing 32-25 first period. Wembanyama did his work from the three-point line early, hitting two catch-and-shoot threes for France. He was on point in the first half, with 10 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists while shooting 100% from the field. Wemby didn’t block any shots, but he removed shots from going in by swiping them off the rim, something that is allowed in FIBA play.
Japan caught fire from deep early and never looked back. They shot 43.2% from three on 37 attempts. They were led by starting point guard, Yuki Kawamura, who put Japan on his back in the second half. Kawamura did his best Stephen Curry impression, knocking down three after three, punishing France’s drop defense. Kawamura finished the game with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists while shooting 6-15 from three.
Wembanyama went quiet in the second half. He became more of a facilitator as the Japanese defense keyed in on him. They sent doubles and closed out hard when he caught the ball on the perimeter. He did not score a single point in the second half.
Guerschon Yabusele, Evan Fournier and Strazel took on the scoring load in his absence. Yabusele is a bowling ball in transition who also nails threes. He had 13 points and hit 3-6 deep balls. Fournier hit some big shots when France needed him, despite an inefficient shooting night when he had 14 points on 5-18 shooting. Rudy Gobert played a key defensive role, as he had 7 points, 15 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Japan took France down to the wire despite missing one of its key players. Los Angeles Laker, Rui Hachimura was ejected from the game after his second unsportsmanlike foul in the second half. He had 24 points before his ejection. Josh Hawkinson and Kawamura came up big in his absence and gave Japan a late 4-point lead with some clutch shots down the stretch.
France got the ball, down 4, with about 20 seconds to go. Strazel caught the ball on the left wing, pump-faked a defender, side-step dribbled and flung up a miracle shot. Not only did the ball go in, but he was fouled for the and-1 play to tie it. After making the free throw, France and Japan headed to overtime.
Wembanyama came out with a force in overtime, getting an and-1 bucket to go and then hit a three-pointer to give France a six-point lead. Wemby had 8 points in the overtime period, scoring all but one of France’s buckets, and outscored the entire Japanese squad. He finished the game with 18 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
France will face Germany, the other undefeated team in its group, on Friday, August 2nd at 2 p.m. CT. Germany’s victory over Brazil on Tuesday ensured that both France and Germany will move on to the knockout rounds of the Olympics. Winning the game on Friday will be important for France to earn a better matchup in the knockout rounds. Germany defeated France in their last friendly matchup, 70-65, earlier this month.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock