(Photo: FIBA Americas)
The women’s basketball team is in the Americup semifinals. This Friday (7), Brazil defeated Mexico, at home, to advance in the competition. With a great performance in the third quarter, the Brazilians won the confrontation by 83 to 61. Thus, Brazil faces Puerto Rico in the semifinal of the competition, with Canada and the United States facing each other in the other duel of the phase.
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Brazil had a good start to the game, opening eight points ahead in the opening minutes. But after a sequence of Brazilian errors, the Mexican team managed to touch the scoreboard, with the first quarter ending in a Brazilian victory by 19 to 18. The second period had a similar sequence. Brazil opened 10 points of advantage, but the Mexicans managed to reduce the difference in the end, with a good defensive work. Thus, Brazil went into the break winning by 38 to 33.
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But at the beginning of the second half Mexico had a blackout. With a great performance in defense, Brazil had a sequence of 21 points in a row, without letting the hosts score for more than eight minutes. With the advantage built at that moment, Brazil secured a comfortable difference on the scoreboard to secure the victory by 83 to 61 in the last quarter.
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Tainá Paixão was the best Brazilian on the court, with 19 efficiency. With an excellent work on defense, she had 13 rebounds (11 of which were defensive), in addition to eight points and four assists. Rapha Monteiro was the scorer of the match with 14 points, while Isabela Rmaona, with 11 points, Damiris Dantas and Alana, with 10, also reached double digits.
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2023-07-08 03:50:35
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