{"id":16095,"date":"2018-06-25T09:34:06","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T16:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=16095"},"modified":"2018-06-26T17:48:52","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T00:48:52","slug":"canada-closes-pacific-rim-basketball-classic-in-flying-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2018\/06\/25\/canada-closes-pacific-rim-basketball-classic-in-flying-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada closes Pacific Rim Basketball Classic in flying fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canada\u2019s RJ Barrett answered the nation\u2019s questions about how he would adapt to the challenges of coming up against senior players in the Pacific Rim Basketball Classic (PRBC). The six-foot-seven Mississauga, Ontario athlete earned player of the game on Sunday night at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, as he and the Canadian senior men\u2019s basketball team cruised to a 108-72 victory over China to finish up the PRBC.<\/p>\n

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Canada’s RJ Barrett proved what he’s capable of last night in Victoria (photo courtesy of Canada Basketball).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Barrett\u2014who is a favourite for the 2019 NBA draft\u2014was a beast from behind the arc, finishing with 21 points at the final buzzer.<\/p>\n

The crowd roared after a well-earned powerhouse dunk was slammed home in the second quarter, to which China responded with a swooshing three-pointer.<\/p>\n

Chinese coach Feng Du and Canada\u2019s Anthony Bennett were both ejected from Friday\u2019s game in Vancouver; tempers were quick to spark again last night after Canada took an 18-4 lead late in the first quarter, but no ejections were given.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s Dwight Powell, who plays for the NBA\u2019s Dallas Mavericks, got better offensively as the game went on; he had a grand total of 18 points.<\/p>\n

The Chinese found their court legs a bit early in the second, scoring 21 points in the frame, but Canada\u2019s finesse, quick movements, and calm ball handling prevailed as they led 49-25 at halftime. By the end of the third, Canada paved the way 75-47 in a quarter that was more evenly matched than the others. China\u2019s Jing-Yu Li played very well in that quarter, as did Shi-Yan Gao and Qian Wu, who was awarded player of the game for China. Canada\u2019s Andrew Nembhard was a force to be reckoned with, driving home 18 points total. China played catch-up all game; their occasional shows of strategic court movement and rhythm were too little too late against the Canadian team.<\/p>\n

Correction: We originally reported incorrect numbers for this game; this story has been updated with the correct numbers. We apologize for the mistake.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Canada\u2019s RJ Barrett answered the nation\u2019s questions about how he would adapt to the challenges of coming up against senior players in the Pacific Rim Basketball Classic (PRBC). The six-foot-seven Mississauga, Ontario athlete earned player of the game on Sunday night at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, as he and the Canadian senior men\u2019s basketball team cruised […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-webexclusive"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t