There was no surprise; Defeat of the Iranian basketball team against the United States

According to IRNA, the Iranian national basketball team today (Wednesday) at 9:10 in its second game in the Olympics went against the star and powerful team of the United States, and in the end the American team managed to defeat Iran with a result of 120 to 66.

In the first quarter, the students of “Mehran Shahin Taba” started the game with Behnam Yakhchali, Mohammad Jamshidi, Samad Nikkhah Bahrami, Arsalan Kazemi and Hamed Haddadi. Greg Papovich, the experienced US coach, also had Damien Lillard, Devin Booker, Kevin Dornt, Jero Holliday and Bam Adebayo in the starting lineup.

Hamed Haddadi entered the American basket with the first 2-point shot. Iran went ahead 7 to 5 with another 2-point shot from Hamed and a 3-point shot by Behnam Yakhchali. But the United States came to its senses very quickly and won the first quarter 26 to 12.

The American team’s high and accurate three-point shots caused the team to increase its difference with Iran in the second quarter and finish the first half with a 32-18 advantage.

In the third quarter, the American team was the top team on the field, but our country’s basketball players were also able to play a little better than the previous two quarters. The third quarter ended 22-13 in favor of the American team.

The fourth quarter, like the other quarters of the game, went ahead so that Iran could not reduce the difference. The quarter ended with a 38-23 victory for the United States, so that the overall result of this match would be 120-66.

At the end of the match, Damian Lillard managed to score 21 points. Hamed Haddadi also managed to get 15 points from Iran.

Iran’s senior also played against the Czech Republic in his previous game and lost 84-78 to this team. The American team also lost the game to France in its previous match. The United States is the proudest team in Olympic basketball.

In their last match in the group stage of Olympic basketball, the Iranian team must face France on Saturday, August 30, at 5:30 AM.