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Big upset! World s 4th final quarter crash: Missing three consecutive wins qualify early, No. 1 pick and 14 points

On September 1, the men's basketball team in the European Cup, France played against Israel. In the first two games, France showed a good state. I thought this time would be a one-sided situation. Israel was in excellent form this time. It kept biting the score in the first three quarters, and France was even more passive in the last quarter, and only scored 13 points in a single quarter. In the end, France suffered a 69-83 upset defeat in Israel, and the two consecutive victories were over.

The result is still very surprising. After all, the French men's basketball team ranks fourth in the world and won the first two games, defeating Belgium easily with 28 points in the first game and narrowly defeating Slovenia led by Doncic in the second game. Although Vinbanyama and Gobert were missing this time, France's overall strength was still very good. This time the goal was also aimed at medals, but I didn't expect to fall in the third game of the group stage.

Facing Israel with 1 win and 1 loss in the first two games, I thought it would win easily, but the French men's basketball team quickly took the initiative, but unfortunately they could not widen the gap. After the halftime, the two teams tied at 36. In the second half, the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, and the gap did not widen. Israel showed tenacious fighting spirit. In the last quarter, the French men's basketball team was the first to lose, and missed the offensive end. Israel seized the opportunity and directly opened the gap, and finally won the victory 83-69.

With France's upset loss, they also missed three consecutive victories and lost the opportunity to qualify early. Originally, as long as they win, they could advance to the top 16 in advance, but unfortunately they lost their chains and failed to win the team that was lower than theirs. This time, the French team was in poor form, with 8 of 32 three-pointers and 12 mistakes. At the same time, they made consecutive fouls and gave the opponent a chance to get up to 25 free throws.

France's offensive end was completely abnormal this time, with no players in double digits at the starting five players. NBA No. 1 pick Rissache on the bench performed well, making 6 of 12 shots, scoring 14 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, and performing well, but unfortunately it failed to help the team win. In addition, Abussele's form is still sluggish, with 2 of 6 shots and only 7 points; while Francisco, who shined in the last game, scored only 2 points.