体坛英语资讯：Age prevails over promise as U.S. cedes dominance at FIBA World Cup
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 16-- <span word="For">For</span> <span word="Giannis">Giannis</span> <span word="Antetokounmpo">Antetokounmpo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nikola">Nikola</span> <span word="Jokic">Jokic</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shine">shine</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIBA">FIBA</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pity">pity</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="tour">tour</span>.</p><p><span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="inexperienced">inexperienced</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="short">short</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Wukesong">Wukesong</span> <span word="Arena">Arena</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="timely">timely</span> <span word="adjustment">adjustment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promise">promise</span>.</p><p><span word="VETERANS">VETERANS</span> <span word="SHINE">SHINE</span> <span word="ON">ON</span> <span word="ROAD">ROAD</span> <span word="TO">TO</span> <span word="FINAL">FINAL</span></p><p>"<span word="Offense">Offense</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="championships">championships</span>." <span word="This">This</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="regained">regained</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="after">after</span> 13 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Buckling">Buckling</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="restrained">restrained</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="to">to</span> 70 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="scoring">scoring</span> <span word="over">over</span> 80 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="overtimes">overtimes</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 87.6 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="sheet">sheet</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="to">to</span> 75 <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="Luis">Luis</span> <span word="Scola">Scola</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Facundo">Facundo</span> <span word="Campazzo">Campazzo</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="age">age</span>-<span word="defying">defying</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 39-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="Scola">Scola</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="scoreless">scoreless</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="nailing">nailing</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="total">total</span>.</p><p><span word="Scola">Scola</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> (<span word="formerly">formerly</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>) 17 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004.</p>
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