体坛英语资讯：USA finish seventh after beating Poland at FIBA World Cup
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 14-- <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="Poland">Poland</span> <span word="by">by</span> 87-74 <span word="at">at</span> <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="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="finishing">finishing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="overall">overall</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champions">champions</span>.</p><p><span word="Donovan">Donovan</span> <span word="Mitchell">Mitchell</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span>-<span word="high">high</span> 16 <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="dished">dished</span> 10 <span word="assists">assists</span>. <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> 14 <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="Khris">Khris</span> <span word="Middleton">Middleton</span> <span word="added">added</span> 13 <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Derrick">Derrick</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> 12. <span word="Marcus">Marcus</span> <span word="Smart">Smart</span>, <span word="Jayson">Jayson</span> <span word="Tatum">Tatum</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kemba">Kemba</span> <span word="Walker">Walker</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sidelined">sidelined</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>.</p><p><span word="Mateusz">Mateusz</span> <span word="Ponitka">Ponitka</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span>-<span word="high">high</span> 18 <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> 7 <span word="rebounds">rebounds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Poland">Poland</span>. <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="Waczynski">Waczynski</span> <span word="notched">notched</span> 17 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="J">J</span>. <span word="Slaughter">Slaughter</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> 15 <span word="points">points</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospitality">hospitality</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>." <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Poland">Poland</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Better">Better</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Final">Final</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="championship">championship</span>." <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Gregg">Gregg</span> <span word="Popovich">Popovich</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="surged">surged</span> <span word="a">a</span> 13-0 <span word="run">run</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="on">on</span> 31-14 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="up">up</span> 16 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Poland">Poland</span> <span word="answered">answered</span> <span word="with">with</span> 10 <span word="unanswered">unanswered</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trim">trim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="to">to</span> 7 <span word="at">at</span> 54-47 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="half">half</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overturn">overturn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shortfall">shortfall</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>-<span word="finals">finals</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="classification">classification</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="lining">lining</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="title">title</span>.</p>
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