Key players to watch include Victor Wembanyama (C) for Spain, Giannis Antetokounmpo (F) for Greece, Cory Joseph (PG) for Canada, and Patty Mills (PG) for Australia.
Paris Olympics 2024: Men's Basketball Group A features crucial matches between Spain vs. Greece and Canada vs. Australia on July 29.
Spain defeated Greece in their previous match with a score of 94-85. A rematch could be pivotal for both teams' medal chances.
Spain leads Group A with 2 wins, while Greece and Canada have 1 win each and Australia has yet to win a game.
Paris Olympics 2024: Men's Basketball Group Phase - A Closer Look
The Paris Olympics 2024 men's basketball tournament is heating up, with teams vying for a spot in the quarterfinals. In Group A, some games carry enormous stakes for the participating nations.
On Tuesday, July 29, two crucial matches will take place: Spain vs. Greece and Canada vs. Australia. The winner of the latter game can start planning for next week's knockout round.
Let's examine these games in more detail:
Group A Schedule (Tuesday, July 29)
Spain vs. Greece - 1:30 PM CEST (Central European Summer Time)
Canada vs. Australia - 5:00 PM CEST
Spain and Greece have already faced each other in the group stage, with Spain emerging victorious (94-85). However, this rematch could be pivotal for both teams' medal chances.
Canada and Australia, on the other hand, are yet to meet. The winner of their game will secure a place in the quarterfinals and have an opportunity to advance further in the tournament.
Kevin Durant returned from a calf injury and was the leading scorer with 23 points.
Durant's return was uncertain until an hour before the game due to his injury.
Team USA players admitted they were nervous playing in front of a large crowd and sold-out stadium.
Accuracy
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Deception
(10%)
The article contains several instances of selective reporting and emotional manipulation. The author focuses on the return of Kevin Durant and his performance in the game, while downplaying or ignoring other significant events such as Team USA's early nerves and struggles against Serbia's pick-and-rolls. The author also uses emotional language to describe Durant's injury and return, which can manipulate readers into feeling a certain way about the situation.
But don’t expect Kerr to switch him in the starting lineup.
Durant said there were points in the process when he was frustrated by his slow return and points when he was nervous he wouldn’t be able to make it back to play.
I definitely got a little nervous. My stomach, the butterflies came out and it was something that was different even for me.
It showed, as the Americans came out a bit flat going down 10-2 in the opening minutes.
It was two steps forward and one step back for Durant in his return from a calf injury.
But Team USA considered him a game-time decision and didn’t clear his return until about an hour before tipoff.
Joel Embiid struggled Sunday. Serbia attacked him in pick-and-rolls, and the U.S. got bogged down on offense at times with him in the game.
Jayson Tatum missed the game due to Kerr’s decision, despite being a first-team All-NBA player for three years in a row and one of the best players in the world.
Accuracy
] Team USA won against Serbia with a score of 110-84.[
Kevin Durant returned to the floor after missing the entire tune-up slate and scored a game-high 23 points in 17 minutes.
LeBron James finished with 21 points and a game-high nine assists on 9-for-13 shooting.
Team USA made 56% of its 3s and 68% of its 2s in the game.
Deception
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The author makes editorializing statements and uses emotional manipulation by stating that Team USA is better than the original Dream Team and that Serbia's coach 'doubled down' on this statement after losing to them. The author also uses selective reporting by focusing on the statistics of Team USA's victory over Serbia, while ignoring their own issues such as turnovers and offensive stagnancy.
It’s during these moments when people who believe this iteration of Team USA is the greatest ever assembled can puff out their chests.
Despite having the world’s best player on his side, Serbia finished even with the U.S. when Nikola Jokic was on the floor but got outscored by 26 points in the nine minutes he sat.
This American team is better than the original Dream Team from 1992.
Fallacies
(90%)
The author makes several comparisons between Team USA and the Dream Team of 1992, implying that this current team is better. This is a form of an appeal to authority fallacy as the author is not providing any evidence or reasoning to support this claim other than the opinion of Serbia's head coach. Additionally, there are instances of inflammatory rhetoric such as 'beatdown' and 'lopsided' which can be seen as attempts to evoke strong emotions in the reader without providing any substantial argument.
]This American team is better than the original Dream Team from 1992.[/
After Sunday’s 110-84 loss to Team USA, Coach Pesic would likely double down on that statement.
It’s during these moments when people who believe this iteration of Team USA is the greatest ever assembled can puff out their chests.
Bias
(95%)
The author expresses a clear bias towards Team USA in the article, using language like 'giant' and 'excellence everlasting' to describe their performance. The author also makes comparisons to the original Dream Team from 1992 and implies that this team is better. Additionally, there are several instances where the author expresses surprise or shock at Team USA's performance, further emphasizing their bias.
Despite having the world’s best player on his side, Serbia finished even with the U.S. when Nikola Jokic was on the floor but got outscored by 26 points in the nine minutes he sat.
It’s hard to envision a scenario where Embiid gets benched, but coming into pool play, nobody expected Jayson Tatum to log a DNP-CD, either.
It’s impossible to prepare for such random, brilliant offense that positions all five players as a threat to score.
There were sloppy turnovers (17 in total), bouts of offensive stagnancy (which allowed Serbia to attempt five more 3s and seven more free throws than the U.S.), and nearly a dozen minutes featuring Joel Embiid that toggled between decent and disaster.
This American team is better than the original Dream Team from 1992.
