Canada downs Puerto Rico in final Olympic men's basketball tune-up
The Canadian Press | Posted: July 21, 2024 6:56 PM | Last Updated: July 21
Dillon Brooks leads way with 21 points
Canada's national men's basketball team wrapped up pre-Olympic play with a 103-93 win over Puerto Rico on Sunday.
Dillon Brooks paced the Canadian attack with 21 points, while Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Trey Lyles each chipped in with 15 off the bench.
Canada finished its Olympic tune-up schedule with two wins and a loss. The seventh-ranked Canadians scored a convincing 85-72 victory over host France on Friday in Orleans, after dropping an 86-72 decision to the top-ranked United States on July 11 in Las Vegas.
The Canadians open the Olympic basketball competition on Saturday against 14th-ranked Greece, led by two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, in Lille, France.
WATCH: Canada downs Puerto Rico:
Canada's men's basketball team will be making its first Olympic appearance since finishing seventh at the 2000 Sydney Games.
Along with Greece, Canada is in Group A, the tournament's so-called "Group of Death," with No. 2 Spain and No. 5 Australia.
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