Last night and this morning, the men's basketball qualifying tournament for the Paris Olympics was staged, with 24 teams competing in four regions to compete for the last four promotion spots. The teams and groups that have qualified for the Olympics so far are: Australia, Canada, Spain and Greece in Group A; Group B: France, Germany, Japan and Latvia winners; Group C: The winner of the United States, Serbia, South Sudan and Puerto Rico.
Latvia Division: Brazil 81:72 Montenegro
Brazil hit more than 50 per cent of the shots, while Montenegro had less than 40 per cent, which was the decisive factor in the outcome of the match between the two teams. Brazil's bench player Caboclo had 25 points and nine boards on 12-of-16 shooting, while 40-year-old veteran Hurtas had 17 points and six boards on 9-of-15 shooting. Montenegro's Vucevic had a double-double of 17 points and 13 rebounds on 7-of-14 shooting.
Latvian Division: Latvia 83:55 Georgia
Latvia's top names Porzingis missed the tournament due to surgery after the final, and the Bertans brothers continued to play for their country. Latvia, who played at home in this game, felt quite good, shooting nearly 50% from the field, and 12 of 29 three-pointers. Latvia had 10 players score, Artus scored 18 points on 5-of-5 shooting and 4-of-4 three-pointers, while Mayeris also had 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists on 5-of-5 shooting. Georgia, who played for the Magic, had seven points and six rebounds on 2-of-2 shooting.
Greece: Slovenia 92:108 Croatia
The game is a strong conversation, both teams have star players who play in the NBA, and the most notable of them is Dallas top Doncic. Although he scored 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in this game, he shot 0 of 9 three-pointers, with a plus/minus of -24, the lowest in the game. Croatia's strength is relatively balanced, the starting five Tigers all scored double-doubles, with a shooting rate of nearly 60%, the Warriors' Saric also got a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, the Clippers' Zubac 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Hezonia 12 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, and Filippovic scored 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists on 6-of-7 three-point shooting.
Greece: Dominica 90:77 Egypt
Duarte, who plays for the Kings in Dominica, had 14 points and six rebounds on 6-of-15 shooting; Egypt's Ahmed finished with 24 points and three assists on 8-of-13 shooting.
Spain: Spain 104:59 Lebanon
Spain may be past its prime, but it is still safe to win against Lebanon. Spain made 17-of-40 three-pointers and had only six turnovers in the game, while Lebanon had a whopping 17 turnovers. The Grizzlies' Aldama had 17 points and nine boards, Guangzhou foreign player Brown had seven points and nine assists, Willy Hernangomez had eight points and seven boards, Warriors Garuba had 15 points and eight boards, and veteran Fernandez had nine points. Lebanon Youssef had 20 points and six rebounds.
Spain: Bahamas 96:85 Finland
The Bahamas men's basketball team is led by three NBA stars, Ayton, Eric Gordon and Hield, and Finland's Markkanen is absent from the tournament. The Bahamas shot more than 50 percent from the field and hit 11 three-pointers. Ayton had 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists on 8-of-12 shooting, Gordon had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and Hield had 24 points and 6 boards; Finland's Yantunen had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and Makshuni had 20 points and 6 assists.