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Tokyo 2020: from the hand of Scola and Campazzo, Argentina beat Japan and is in the quarterfinals

2021-08-01T06:34:51.826Z


It was a 99-77 victory for Sergio Hernández's team, which must now wait for a draw in which Australia or France can play.


08/01/2021 3:25 AM

  • Clarín.com

  • sports

Updated 08/01/2021 3:25 AM

The Argentine basketball team

beat Japan 97 to 77

on the last date of Group C of the Olympic Games and

is in the quarterfinals

of Tokyo 2020. The national team defined it with authority although at times it was erratic and now awaits the draw that will bring him if he plays against

Australia or France

in search of the semis. The endless

Luis Scola

was the team's top scorer with 23 points and 10 rebounds, while

Facundo Campazzo

contributed 17 points and 11 assists.

As expected, Japan proposed a zonal defense with a double objective: to try to

slow down the rhythm

of Argentina, a team that tries to attack fast and shoot within the first 7-10 seconds of each possession, as well as to protect the paint more although That means giving the opponent more triple chances.

It had a certain logic: the selected albiceleste

had not been as fine as he needed 

from long distance.

However, to the regret of the host, Sergio Hernández's men started

with great effectiveness

.

In fact, that's how they scored their first 12 points, the product of two triples per head between Facundo Campazzo and Luis Scola.

In defense, the team started somewhat calmer, but a time-out and

a challenge from the coach

("what's wrong with them, are they playing the All-Star Game?") Were

enough

for the nuts to be tightened and the rim better protected. That allowed that at the other end of the court they began to draw more differences.

Facundo Campazzo puts a change of pace and becomes indefensible.

AP Photo / Eric Gay

In this construction of the advantage Marcos Delía was decisive, who took advantage of the difficulties that the Japanese had to mark it (one of the long-term objectives of Julio Lamas, in fact, is

to progressively increase the size

of the team).

With 10 points without failures (4-4 in shots from the field and 2-2 in free shots)

the national pivot was the mainstay

of the first great difference that the National Team took (26-13 at 2m08 from the end of the first quarter).

For the second quarter, Hernández dispensed with Campazzo, who had accumulated

two infractions

.

And Argentina was able to sustain the difference greater than 10, despite the fact that it did not start correctly in the face of the basket.

During this period, the

beginning of the recovery

of a Luca Vildoza

was valuable

,

who had not had two completely positive first presentations but who began to find his release and add confidence.

But the team, as the minutes went by, the gunpowder began to dry from a distance and Japan took advantage of it to discount and go to rest

down by 8 (46-38

) after winning the second quarter 22-20.

The percentage of triples fell to

38%

(with again some shots that looked rushed and badly taken) and, except for Delía, Argentina no

longer prevailed in the painted area

.

In fact, Scola, who hit 3-4 on triples, barely scored 1-9 on doubles in the first half.

The Selection, even, returned to have problems allowing to capture

many balls in the own board.

Doubts authority


Sergio Hernández lived the game true to his style.

Photo REUTERS / Brian Snyder

Argentina started the third period badly,

sinned from a forced pitch

(it started 0-4 from the outside) and Japan cut to 4 at the start (46-42).

Again it was Delía who came to the rescue, with 4 points and an offensive rebound to regain a ten lead.

The National Team's percentages

fell apart

in this quarter, especially from a distance (below 30%).

Laprovittola accumulated buns in the rim (0-8), Scola and Campazzo (the latter at least contributed in the creation) also and that way was Brussino, who suddenly found at least two triples in a row to

return to serve 12

(65- 53 reaching the last couple of minutes).

The last quarter, for the health of Argentina, had the management of the times of Campazzo, who scored and assisted in a much closer way than usual (he reached the double-double), and with the distance success of Scola, who reached his best triple record in the Olympics.

With them and for them the National Team got 18 (78-60) and began to

define the match and ensure the classification

.

With sacrifice, with will, with desire when the game was scarce, with the authority that it should have as a great team and obliged to face a lower-ranking rival who had nothing to lose. 

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Source: clarin

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