Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting.
depth pieces — forced into duty due to Lu Dort’s absence and Dillon Brooks’ foul trouble — contributed with seven boards and three steals from Melvin Ejim and two key 3-pointers from Phil Scrubb. —Canada finished atop Group H at 3-0 and will advance to the second round. Moreover, the win over Latvia will carry over to the next stage, where the Canadians will be in “Group L” with Latvia and the top two teams from Group G — Spain and either Brazil or Ivory Coast.
With victory margin a potential tie-breaker, Canada’s +26 margin over Latvia also carries over and could prove helpful if it stumbles in one of the next two contests. Canada’s next game will be Friday in Jakarta, with the opponent to be determined based on Wednesday’s results in Group G. Canada will be heavily favored to win the group; if it does so, the Canadians will advance to a single-elimination quarterfinal in Manila, where they would likely face one of Australia, Germany or Slovenia. —
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