Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up 27 points, 13 rebounds and six assists on 9-of-19 shooting in the big win.
Advertisement“We started very bad beginning of second half, and as soon as they got a lead, we went down, we lost our team game, and we disappeared completely the last 15 minutes.”
Gilgeous-Alexander said he felt “good,” but “most importantly we got a dub, we won, did what we came here to do.” He added: “Still only one game and we got a lot to accomplish and look forward to, but it’s a good start.” Canada coach Jordi Fernández said the team “accomplished first goal, which was play hard for 40 minutes, and whether things are going one way or the other, stay together.”
“I think the guys showed resiliency. We didn’t start very well. We took good shots but didn’t go in, we stayed with it, and then in the second half our pressure, our physically, and then shots started to fall,” he said.Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Try a week on us.
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