体坛英语资讯：USA still unbeaten in FIBA World Cup after routing Japan 98-45
<p><span word="SHANGHAI">SHANGHAI</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 5-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="unbeaten">unbeaten</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="E">E</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> 98-45 <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="billing">billing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span>, <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 13-0 <span word="run">run</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Yuta">Yuta</span> <span word="Watanabe">Watanabe</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scoring">scoring</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="throws">throws</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="time">time</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> 56-23. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="focus">focus</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="limiting">limiting</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="rookie">rookie</span> <span word="Rui">Rui</span> <span word="Hachimura">Hachimura</span>.</p><p><span word="Jaylen">Jaylen</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span>-<span word="high">high</span> 20 <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="teammate">teammate</span> <span word="Kemba">Kemba</span> <span word="Walker">Walker</span> <span word="added">added</span> 15 <span word="points">points</span>. <span word="Yudai">Yudai</span> <span word="Baba">Baba</span> <span word="had">had</span> 18 <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="digits">digits</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="respecting">respecting</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="consistency">consistency</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="execution">execution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consistency">consistency</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Gregg">Gregg</span> <span word="Popovich">Popovich</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span> <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frustrated">frustrated</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="offense">offense</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="game">game</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Julio">Julio</span> <span word="Lamas">Lamas</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="September">September</span> 7.</p><p>"<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span>," <span word="Popovich">Popovich</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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