Spain VS Japan

    Game time: 2021-07-26 20:00

    Spain dynamics: The Spanish men's basketball team achieved a record of 4 wins and 1 loss in the warm-up match, beating Iran twice and France twice, but lost to the United States in the last warm-up match. The 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup MVP Rubio scored 23 points against the United States. He seems to be the Spanish team's current leading scorer. Gasol scored 10 points and 5 rebounds against the US team. Gran Casso scored 8 points and 5 rebounds off the bench. Willie Hernangomez had 11 points and 3 rebounds. Spain's warm-up and defense performed well. In the 5 warm-up games, the opponents did not score more than 85 points, of which 4 opponents scored less than 80 points. Juan Hernangomez withdrew from the national team at the last minute and forward Arostegui replaced him.

    News in Japan: The Japanese men's basketball team scored 3 wins and 1 loss in the warm-up match, including an upset 81-75 victory over the French men's basketball team. Hachimura scored 19 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal. Watanabe played for 30 minutes and scored 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals. The Japanese men's basketball team mainly relies on two American basketball stars to play. The Japanese team is the host and has the home-court advantage. The Japanese team did not score more than 80 points in 4 warm-up matches.

    Highlights of the game: The Saitama Super Arena is a blessed place for the Spanish men's basketball team. The Spanish men's basketball team won the championship here in 2006. Faced with the host, this time, can Gasol breaks out for the last Olympic Games?

    Clash history: In the 2006 Men's Basketball World Cup, Spain beats Japan by 49 points 104 to 55.