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FIBA: Reaves laments Team USA's poor defense after medal-less campaign

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Rom Anzures, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Austin Reaves against Canada’s defenders at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. September 10, 2023. Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN news" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/09/11/20230910-fiba-usa-canada-md-0639.jpg"/><figcaption>Austin Reaves against Canada’s defenders at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. September 10, 2023. <em>Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN news</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Austin Reaves offered no excuses for Team USA’s disappointing finish at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.</p><p>“Defense was the issue,” said the 6-foot-5 guard out of Newark, Arkansas, commenting on their bronze medal match defeat at the hands of Canada yesterday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.</p><p>Already out of gold medal contention after losing to eventual World Cup champions Germany, the Steve Kerr-led squad was also unable to salvage a podium finish.</p><p>They succumbed to Canada in overtime, 127-118, to miss out on a medal for the second straight World Cup.</p><p>For Reaves, their lack of enough effort especially on the defensive end ultimately led to Team USA’s demise. “We couldn&#x27;t get stops and they scored a lot,” the LA Lakers’ guard said.</p><p>“This is basically a failure.” </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/10/23/fiba-canada-captures-bronze-outlasts-team-usa-in-ot">FIBA: Canada captures bronze, outlasts Team USA in OT</a></li></ul><p>“Not a failure like we’ve not grown together. It’s a bunch of unbelievable guys, coaching staff, you know. Just everybody involved in all of this is amazing. I wouldn’t give up any of them for anything,” he added.</p><p>“But as far as a competitor that wants to win, it’s win or nothing.”</p><p>Reaves also gave credit to Dillon Brooks’ amazing 39-point, five-assist game, that was built on high efficiency, 12/18 from the field and 7/8 from beyond the three-point area.</p><p>“Props to the other guys, and Dillon especially,” he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/10/23/brooks-on-villain-status-just-like-kobe-its-a-persona">Dillon Brooks on villain status: &#x27;Just like Kobe, it’s just a persona&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>“I’ll show flowers when flowers need to be shown, and he played a hell of a game.”</p><p>Brooks’ stellar performance not only led the Canadians in scoring, but also allowed them to make history by getting their first-ever World Cup medal. </p><p>Both Canada and the United States qualified to the Paris Olympics as the top two teams from the Americas.</p><div><b>For more stories on the FIBA World Cup, click <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/fibaworldcup2023" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></div><div><br/><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong><br/> </div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2799622" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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FIBA: Reaves laments Team USA's poor defense after medal-less campaign

Rom Anzures,

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Published Sep 11, 2023 05:58 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 11, 2023 07:10 PM PHT

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