Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball team has won their first game at the World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. On Sunday, one day after the 65-52 defeat by Germany, the Canadian team beat Thailand 83-55.
Nikola Goncin and Patrick Anderson shone on the Canadian attacking side with 29 and 21 points, respectively.
“It’s an important win after our loss yesterday.” [dimanche] ‘ recognized Jonathan Vermette from Sherbrooke, one of the two Quebecers on the team with Vincent Dallaire from Quebec.
“There are also some things that have unlocked on offense and defense. The team chemistry was better. “It’s just the beginning of the tournament and we need to keep improving some elements of our game,” added the 32-year-old.
It was the Thais who led 21:18 after the first quarter. In the middle of the second quarter, the Canadians took a 24:23 lead and extended their lead to 40:31 at halftime.
The second half of the game clearly went to the advantage of the Canadians, who didn’t regret it anymore. Two of the keys to Canada’s success in this game were that they were able to score 24 points from losses compared to the Thai’s 11 and also that they scored 57% of their shots from 2 points.
Canada meets Egypt in the final game of Group B on Wednesday.
“After that, the competition just gets more serious,” Vermette concluded.
The Canada women’s team will play their second game of the tournament against Spain on Monday.
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