LA Sparks? Stellar Performances Overshadowed by Crushing Blow From Netherlands, U-23 USA Basketball World Championship Quarter-Finals Dreams Fade Away

The city of Lubin in Poland was buzzing with excitement and dreams to conquer. The 20 fierce men?s and competitive women?s teams were all prepared for the U-23 USA Basketball World Championship. They set the stage for the basketball extravaganza.? The competition started on September 27 and is inching towards the business end of the tournament. From shocking to impressive wins have been witnessed during these matches and now the Dutch team has given Team USA a taste of loss knocking them out of the tournament.

The US women?s team, brimming with potential and excellence, battled with great energy in the first match and downed Austria. However, they had to encounter defeat in their second match as China defeated them. The Quarterfinals did not prove beneficial either to them, as they had to taste defeat, and has brought a sense of shock amongst the teams and the fans.

USA’s Heart-wrenching defeat in the U23 Quarter-finals?

The Netherlands defeated the US women?s basketball team. It was a gigantic crash to the US team as their hopes and dreams faded into the horizon of despair and misery. The match was quite exciting and everyone was on the edge of their seats, but they somehow could not match the rhythm and pace of the Netherland?s queens. The FIBA 3×3 on their official X handle recently posted a video and captioned it, “The Dutch cause the upset and defeat USA.“

The Netherlands had a whopping score of 21 points and the US team gathered a bit less, i.e. 19 points. It was just a matter of two points that decided their fate on the basketball court. If we talk about the highest scorer from the US team, Zia Alexandria Cooke gathered a number of 11 points. On the other side, from the Netherlands women?s squad, Zo? Slagter had scored 9 points. How did this match unfold and what was the game-changing moment that cost USA a loss?

All about the Netherlands vs USA match??

The US team was left shattered and devastated after this crushing defeat. As the 40 minutes match commenced on the court, a US team player Dazia Monae Lawrence made the first one-point shot at 39:45, followed by Zia Alexandria Cooke’s amazing 2 point shots at 39:25. After that, the Netherlands?s team gathered 2 successive point shots.?

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The US team was going well and well poised and was on the leading spot, but when the timer stopped at 35:55 both the teams were at equal points with 10 points each. With Netherlands?s Lotte van Kruistum?s 1-point shot, the US team fell a point below at 11 while the Netherlands were at 12 points. Another massive point shot followed this by Kruistum. After that, the Netherlands team acquired the dominant spot, and the match ended with the US team?s loss, as they secured 19 points.

The US team had to face a crushing defeat, but they would have come into this tournament as favorites. Their wish to gain the spot of the winner and to fetch the coveted gold is now no. more. However, they won the 4th match that was played against Kenya and can smile about that. The team would be looking to make a better comeback next time and put up an even better performance to crush all the other teams.?

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