America's men's basketball team loses first major-competition game in 13 years.
France's stunning victory, in the southern city of Dongguan, ended a 58-game Team USA winning streak in Olympics, World Cup and FIBA Americas play, dating back to Greece's victory over the Americans in the 2006 World Cup semifinals.Gobert scored 21 points and pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds the victorious French, who out-muscled America to a 44-28 advantage on the boards.
, made a driving layup with 3:23 left, giving France a 78-76 lead that his team would not relinquish. America's top scorer was Gobert's Jazz teammate, Donovan Mitchell, who poured in a game-high 29 points.. And with the long NBA season, many of America's top stars chose not to play in this tournament.
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