The Japanese basketball team won the Olympic qualification live broadcast of the theme song of “Slam Dunk”
[Now Sports]The Japanese men’s basketball team defeated Cape Verde in the Basketball World Cup on Saturday to qualify for the Olympic Games. After the game, the coach Howard said that he would let the world show the ability of Japanese basketball. The theme song of “The First Slam Dunk” was broadcast live. Passionate. “We showed the world what we’re capable of and now we’re getting all the attention,” Howarth said after Japan’s 80-71 home win over Cape Verde on Saturday sealed their Olympic berth. “To earn respect, to win at this level is A big step forward. I’m really proud of what we’ve done.”
Japan, which has defeated Finland and Venezuela successively in this year’s competition, fell behind in the first quarter of this qualifying match, but with Keisei Tominaga’s consecutive 3-point goals in the second quarter, they overtook the lead by 13 points at halftime. In the third quarter, the point difference was further widened. Even though Watt fell sharply in the fourth quarter and was chased to only lead by 3 points, he finally managed to secure the victory. With 3 wins and 2 losses, Japan became the best Asian team in the event and qualified for the first Olympic Games since 1976.
When the game was over, the theme song of “The First Slam Dunk” movie was played on the spot. The Japanese fans present were excited and sang along, very enthusiastic!
On the same day, South Sudan also qualified for the Olympic Games. The team defeated Angola 101:78 on this day and won the third victory in the tournament.
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2023-09-02 23:12:42
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