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Former NBA All-Star basketball players Isaiah Thomas and Joe Johnson lead the United States national team (5-0) in the qualifying rounds of the American Championship in Puerto Rico. 93:77 (25:19, 29:21, 21:21, 18:16) defeated the Bahamas (1-4).
Even before this game in San Juan, the American team had secured a spot in the 2022 American Championship.
For the winners, Isaiah Thomas, 32, scored 19 points in 22 minutes (2/6 dvit., 5/9 trit.), Bounced 4 balls, made 2 assists, made 6 errors and scored 11 utility points.
Thomas has not played injury-free in the NBA since February 2020.
Joe Johnson, 39, who played seven times in the All-Star Game, scored 11 points (3/6 doubles, 1/3 trit, 2/2 penalties) in 28 minutes, bounced 9 balls, had 6 assists and scored 22 assists .points.
Johnson has not played in the NBA since May 2018.
James Nunnally, who has played in Europe for several seasons and became the Euroleague champion in 2017, also stood out in the United States, scoring 19 points (2/2 doubles, 4/7 trit., 3/3 penalty) in 23 minutes. bouncing 4 balls, playing 2 effective transfers and adding 21 utility points.
Bahamas national team: Travis Munnings 22 (d.6), Domnick Bridgewater and David Nesbitt (d.9) after 14, Kentwan Smith 13.
US National Team: Isaiah Thomas (5/9 trit.) & James Nunnally (4/7 trit.) After 19, Dakota Mathias 15 (9 sec.), Brandon Bass 12 (10 rev.), Joe Johnson 11 (9 reps., 6 res.).
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