World Basketball News: Canadian national team head coach Jordi Fernandez admitted that he was satisfied with his team's performance in the victory against Lebanon on Sunday (27/8). In the group stage of the FIBA ​​World Cup 2023, Canada destroyed Lebanon with a final score of 128-73.

With a superior player strength on paper, Canada had no difficulty dismantling the Lebanese defense. From the first quarter, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his friends immediately took off to finally achieve a crushing victory with a margin of more than 50 points. In this victory, almost every Canadian player put in a solid performance and none stood out the most. All the players really showed up collectively and gave each other feedback. This collective game then made Jordi Fernandez proud.

“In matches like this, there are usually players who dominate and control the ball too much. I am proud that the players can play different roles. Not only catching and shooting, but also providing assists,” said coach Jordi interviewed by local media.

With the victory against Lebanon, Canada has now collected 2 victories in the group stage of the FIBA ​​World Cup 2023. He has a match against Latvia left later. This time around, Latvia itself was no less successful in the group stage. On the same day, Latvia also managed to beat France with the final score of 88-86. This means that the winner between Canada and Latvia will determine who emerges victorious from Group H.

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