Olympic Tokyo 2020 : Men's Basketball - Japan vs Spain

Japan, the land of the rising sun was beaten by Spain in the Men's Basketball Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The Japanese men were competing in Olympic basketball for the first time since 1976, having qualified automatically as the host nation and looking for a boost from overseas-based stars such as Rui Hachimura of the NBA's Washington Wizards.

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Hachimura, who finished with 20 points and four three-pointers, addressed his team's lack of Olympic experience and the need to play more games.

"This is our first game in the Olympics so it's a different experience. Spain has been in the Olympics for a long time and they play at a high level," Hachimura said.

He scored 20 points on 8-of-21 shooting, including 4-of-11 from three.

For Spain, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio scored 20 points and dished 9 assists while not committing a single turnover.

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#9 Ricky Rubio attacking and score two points for Spain in the Men's Basketball match in Tokyo 2020 Olympic.

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#24 D. Tanaka from Japan team tried to block #9 Ricky Rubio from Spain shoot.

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Japan #2 Yuki Togashi make a fast dribble through Spain #13 Marc Gasol. Look how big the difference between the height, but still Yuki managed get through Marc defense.

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#23 Japan - Gavin Earl Edwards attack was blocked by #13 Spain Marc Gasol.

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#8 Japan Rui Hachimura makes a dunk! only watched by #9 Spain Ricky Rubio.

Spain (ESP) 88 - 77 (JPN) Japan
18 [Quarter1] 14
30 [Quarter2] 14
21 [Quarter3] 28
19 [Quarter4] 21

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Current Tournament summary

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