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Sunday, August 29, 2010

FIBA CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 (DAY 2)




TEAM OF THE DAY
Team Greece, ranked 4th in the world in 2009.

Greece went undefeated against 9th ranked China and 10th placed Puerto Rico in the last 2 days.  This may not seem impressive based on rankings but, consider that Greece lost 2 of their best players due to a 2 game suspension after an on the court brawl with Serbia during exhibition play.  Also consider that both suspended players will back to face an 18th placed Turkey Team on Tuesday. Keep in mind that in 2006, Greece beat an NBA filled Team USA roster in the semi-finals for the Silver medal, sending the US home with the Bronze.  Among the 7 undefeated teams on day 2, Greece has scored the most points against their opponents, 172, second only to USA's 205.

*Team Canada lost their second game in a row, this time to Lithuania.  Next up, France.


GROUP A
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Angola 79  Jordan 65
Germany 82  Serbia 81
Argentina 74  Australia 72

GROUP B
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USA 99  Slovenia 77
Croatia 75  Iran 54
Brazil 80  Tunisia 65

GROUP C
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China 83  Cote d'Ivoire 73
Greece 83  Puerto Rico 80
Turkey 65  Russia 56

GROUP D
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Lithuania 70  Canada 68
France 86  Lebanon 59
Spain 101  New Zealand


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