The Team Japan is scheduled for a head-to-head game against the Team Czech Republic at 4:30 P.M. on September 3, 2019 live from the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China.
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Both the Czech and the Japanese squad will try to make a bounce back and grab their first victory in Group E, however, only one team will be awarded this afternoon.
The Americans dominated the Czech Republic in their Group stage opener last Sunday.
All of the four quarters were all won by team USA led by their youngsters. Though the Czech got defeated on that match, still they have shown that they are capable to make more rebounds, especially on the offensive end.
They made 14 second-chance points against team USA’s two points.
For the Japanese squad, on the other hand, they got outpowered by team Turkey also on September 1.
Team Japan played magnificently in the second and third quarters also in the fourth period, yet, in their opening quarter, they only registered 12 points against Turkey’s 28.
Upcoming NBA rookie Rui Hachimura and Nick Fazekas led Japan in scoring with their 15 points apiece.