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Brazil won the gold medal at the Pan American, with a superb performance of center of UCAM Murcia in the final.
Augusto Lima, Rafael Hettsheimeir and Larry Taylor led Brazil with 13 points, while the best of the Americans was Anthony Bennett with 18 points and 9 rebounds.
Canada, as it did in Dominican semifinals, started very close pending the passing lanes of Brazil and avoid easy shooting options, especially three points, but the forces began to decline almost inmediato2E
A large part of 17-0 minutes of the "Seleção" and, in particular, Hettsheimeier with 11 points and three triples, put the 26-11 on the scoreboard, a direct result of the excellent ball movement by Vitor Benite.
That dazzling version of the "green and yellow" gave way even better, curiously with his side on track, they got income 19 (34-15) after a triple by Rafael Souza.
Jay Triano those still missing, lost in a swarm of bugs in the shot (8/35 to rest, a 23 percent success), and only NBA partner showed signs of struggle and sacrifice.
However, the early elimination of faults Andrew Nicholson (m.22), player of the Orlando Magic, became more complicated any attempt to local reaction.
Augusto Lima took advantage of the absence of the Canadian domestic player to shine with two mates followed, one in "alley-oop" assistance after Rafa Light (58-33), and just as Canada was in danger of finally say goodbye to the game, the audience raised the mood of yours.
Propelled by a great defensive work, the Canadian engine again carburar.
Jamal Murray Melvin Ejim and showed the way and two triples followed Brady Heslip, plus two plus one of Dillon Brooks, gave back the public faith (69-63).
Not that spark finally caught.
The experience of Carlos Nascimento buoyed Brazil in the moments of greatest tension, and Meidl points and Larry Taylor took the samba to glory in Canada.
86 - Brazil (26 + 22 + 19 + 19): Light (5) Benite (9), Meindl (8), Lima (13), Hettsheimeier (13) -starting five-, Fischer (4), Taylor (13 ), Batista (4), Souza (7) and Toledo (-).
71 - Canada (13 + 16 + 25 + 17): Cadougan (-) Inglés (3), Doornekamp (2), Bennett (18), Nicholson (11) -starting five-, Murray (12), Ejim (10 ), Heslip (3), Brooks (11), Mullings (1) and Bhullar (-).
Referees: Mercedes (DOM), Vazquez (PUR) and Fernandez (ARG).
They eliminated by personal Benite, Batista and Nicholson.
Subs: Party for the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Toronto, played at the Ryerson Athletic Center, before some 3,500 spectators.
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Augusto Lima: "I can not say how happy I am"
"I'm very happy," said winger Augusto Lima UCAM Murcia.
"We have achieved the first objective, which was to be the best defense and be champions, so we're in luck. I can not say how happy I am," he added.
"We've trained a lot to maintain the level and have sacrificed a lot. We left the family side," explained player UCAM Murcia.
"But it's been a great tournament and we were all, trainers and coaches, we have contributed a lot with work and sacrifice," he said.
Lima, 23, acknowledged that on the podium looked at the faces of his fellow proudly unveiled the effort made and the words of coach Ruben Magnano, after the victory.
"It has said that we have entered the glory but it is nothing; we must continue working every day and striving increasingly" he said.
The player expects part of the template Magnano in the Olympic qualifiers in Mexico.
"It's in your hands, but he knows the message we have sent to Brazil and all the teams," he said.
Source: CB Murcia
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