“We have a unique team…I think everyone should take notice and take note of that from today,” Dominican Republic national team leader Karl-Anthony Towns said. one of the main players for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA league. . The sensational Caribbean side claimed their third victory in Group A on Tuesday, beating Angola 75:67.
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Three victories also have Germany, who participated in the last meeting of the group. E in Okinawa beat the Finns 101:75, the Canadians, who in Jakarta just as easily in gr. H beat the Latvians by the same proportion (101:75) and the Lithuanians. The latter in the running for the first place of the group. D was significantly better in Manila than in Montenegro 91:71. Their leader was FC Barcelona player Rokas Jokubaitis, who had 19 points, five rebounds and six assists.
The demotivated French, who after the defeats against Canada and Latvia are fighting for places 17-32, beat Lebanon 85:79 after the fight, playing without the main center Rudy Gobert, who has ankle problems.
Two hosts failed to qualify for the top 16 of the tournament: the Filipinos lost for the third time, this time against Italy 83:90 (group A), and the Japanese in group A. E a succumbed to Australia 89:109. They weren’t helped by another sensational performance from naturalized American center Joshua Hawkins (he was granted citizenship this year, he’s been playing in the Japanese league for five years). The 28-year-old had 33 points and seven rebounds. Among the Aussies, NBA greats — 20-year-old Josh Giddey (Oklahoma City Thunder) — 26 points and 11 rebounds and eight-year-old Xavier Cooks (Washington Wizards) — 24 points and 16 rebounds.
The top two teams from each of the eight groups will advance to the second phase of the World Cup (August 31 – September 3). They will form four new groups of four teams: I (A against B), J (C against D), K (E against F) and L (G against H). In the second stage, each team will play two matches (the result against a rival also playing in “16” will be taken into account). The matches will still be played in three countries: Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan.
Teams ranked 3-4 after the first phase of the World Cup will play in new groups: M (A with B), N (C with D), O (E with F) and P (G with H), y including all matches of the first stage. In the second phase, they will each play two matches, which will determine the final order on places 17-32 (first teams of the new groups – places: 17-20, second places: 21-24, etc.).
The top two teams from groups I, J, K and L of the second stage will advance to the knockout stage, which will take place in Manila (September 5-10).
