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[Post Game Thread] Latvia (4-1) def. Brazil (3-2) 104-84. Latvia advance to the quarterfinals in their first ever World Cup. Brazil has been eliminated from contention.



[Box Score](https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/game/0309/Brazil-Latvia#tab=boxscore)

by PapiShot

31 Comments

  1. And this is all without Porzingis, just like Lithuania is chugging along without Sabonis, i guess not having your best players sometimes motivates the teams even more? šŸ˜€

    incredible work Latvians!!

  2. parody88

    That Bertans guy is pretty good at shooting.

    Jokes aside WTF. Latvia has chance to be 1st in a group? Few days ago if I heard it I would tell to stop smoking whatever the dude is smoking.

  3. Robb_94

    Amazing team win for Latvia.

    Latvia and Lithuania – two Baltic countries in TOP 8.

    Total population for both countries 4,68 million.

  4. Farter22

    Latvia played an amazing game, elite ball movement

    All I can say is that Im a Serbia and Spain supporter ever since I was a child

  5. strugglingtosave

    What is with this little place

    How many people even know it’s a country?

    People here think Lebanon is named after LeBron so raise your hands everyone

  6. A_A_R_42

    Will tell my kids that this Latvian team was the original “The beautiful game”

  7. Deputy_Scrub

    Latvia said to be in two groups of death.

    But who knew that the death would come from the Latvians themselves šŸ’€šŸ’€

  8. Western_Peace1366

    Latvia in their first bball wc, missing their 3 best players, where ice hockey is the number 1 sport and with a population of 1.8 million are heading to the quarter finals. All playing a really attractive style of team/ball movement basketball. Some legends haha.

  9. creamjudge

    Elite team basketball > individual skills & talent

  10. Weak-Boysenberry3807

    call the Ambulance but not for Latvia

  11. Lets go baby!

    Two more wins and we get one more holiday.

  12. Pr0tanoia

    Latvia is my dark horse to win the World Cup.

  13. Cul_what

    Latvia going on a cinderella run was not on my bingo card

  14. chillblade

    Andrejs Gražulis, proud dad of team Brazil

  15. ToTheNewB

    Respect everyone, fear no one! LETS GO

  16. hunterwolves18

    Latvia is playing the most beautiful and funniest basketball of this worlds and i think we should teach the kids the way they play (not Bertans tho lol), few iso and more teamplay. Hope they can get a medal.

    (Please Kleiman sign Zagars)

  17. RVAIsTheGreatest

    Brazil eliminated from the World Cup but haven’t been eliminated from the Olympics. They need Dominican Republic and Canada losses. If those two lose, they’re gonna be the team that gets the second Olympics spot it looks like for the Americas. That upset over Canada was huge as Canada would’ve basically been advanced now without it.

    What an incredible tournament for the Latvians. So much shooting, they’re clearly so well coached, enjoy playing with each other. Such fun basketball being played by the Latvian side. Congrats to them!!!

  18. ScottMrRager

    Canadas choke against Brazil makes no sense

  19. CoolstorySteve

    Canada loss to Brazil looks even worse now

  20. massbeat

    Gražulis woke up this morning and chose violence

  21. In the quarterfinals at their first-ever World Cup and without Porzingis as well. Amazing.

  22. pajausk

    valio braliukai! with love from lithuania

  23. victorspoilz

    *Eliminated from the World Cup. Eliminated from the playoffs. Why do you people phrase things so strangely?

  24. Magnificent for Latvia.

    It is all the more remarkable as the players could have relaxed after their exploit against France. But no, they continued against Spain, then Brazil!

    Latvia fully deserves its place in the World Top 8. While waiting for even better perhaps?

  25. Laznasty

    Every time i see Latvia in sports i canā€™t help but think of Winston Bishop

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