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Rui Machida
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Her blind passes, her mastery of the rhythm, her score in which nothing is ever forced, her activity… The Japanese have eyes behind their backs, she sheds light on the game, her choices are judicious and always at the service of the team.
In addition to the passes (18), she is able to plant a few baskets (9 pts, at 4/9 including 1/2 to 3 pts), in penetration or long distance.
A poison.
A delight.
The Japanese collective
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A game to make your head spin.
The three-point address of the Japanese is often highlighted (11/21), their passing game, altruistic, creative is extremely effective.
It goes fast.
It's oiled up.
After a somewhat shy first quarter, the Japanese gave their full potential, limiting the French to a role of spectators.
Sandrine Gruda
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Within a collective unable to find itself after a controlled first quarter, the interior struggled.
She tried to maintain hope, then focused on saving what could be saved (18 pts; 3 rebounds).
Too isolated to hope to reverse the course of the match.
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Gabby Williams
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Well into the meeting (4 pts), the Franco-American then disappeared, stuck in the Japanese defense, deprived of freedom of movement, limited in its influence, clumsy (2/11, including 0/2 to 3 pts).
Far from its initial performances in the Olympic tournament.
Marine Johannes
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The blue source of inspiration lacked efficiency (9 pts to 4/11, including 1/6 to 3 pts), fluidity.
A few nice moves to close the meeting but the Japanese hold was total and its influence reduced.
Sanctioned by an unsportsmanlike foul.
Before ending the meeting on the bench lost in dark thoughts.
The lack of adaptation of the Blue
. The French were warned. They lost in the group stage (74-70) against the same team, they knew the qualities of the Japanese. But they have not been able to derail them. Gaining speed, permeable in defense, they, after a consistent first quarter (they led 22-14), took the water, spent their time bailing, ran into the void and after the score in a match in which they will long remember. A nightmare.