This Friday, the Brazilian men’s basketball team lost to Venezuela 84-77, in the semifinal of the Pan American Games. Brazil conceded three points at the start of the match, responded in the second half, but it was already too late to avoid defeat. Now the team faces Mexico in the dispute for bronze. Venezuela faces Argentina in the fight for gold.
The scorers of the match were Brazilian Guilherme Pereira and Venezuelan Yohanner Sifontes, both with 22 points. As for Brazil, Gabriel Jaú also stood out with 16 points.
In the group stage, Brazil and Mexico faced each other and the Brazilians prevailed, with a score of 74 to 54. Puerto Rico and Chile were also beaten by the Seleção, first place in the group, with a 100% success. evaluate.
In the semi-final, however, the Brazilians were unable to replicate their previous good performances and ended up defeated. At the beginning of the match the performance of the two teams was very different. Brazil called timeout in the opening minutes after losing 13-4, with many errors. The break had no effect and the Venezuelans won the first quarter 25-15.
BRONZE COMPETITION! 🏀
The men’s basketball team loses to Venezuela and will compete for the bronze medal at the Pan de Santiago!
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The fight for bronze will be against Mexico 🇲🇽 this Saturday (4), at 5pm!
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— Team Brazil (@timebrasil) November 4, 2023
In the second quarter the game remained very similar, with Venezuela precise from three points and forcing Brazil to take risks from outside the perimeter, without success. On the part of the Seleção, there was a lack of creativity and game strategy to penetrate and reach the area, without risking three-pointers, which did not fall. Following the game plan, Venezuela increased their lead and went into halftime leading 56-37.
The second half was positive for Brazil, who managed to react and won the third quarter 20-14, reducing the deficit to 70-57. The big highlight was the pivot Gabriel Jaú, who led the team in attack . Unlike the first half, the Seleção managed to avoid the forced triple and scored in the area, as well as defending the Venezuelan arrivals.
With this reaction, the Brazilian team entered the last quarter very confident, while Venezuela saw its performance drop by more than half compared to the first half. Scoring three missed points and defending consistently, Brazil cut the deficit to just four points, but with little time remaining, Venezuela ran out the clock and took advantage of free throws to seal the victory.
Source: Terra
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