In the second round of Group B of the men's basketball group stage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, a key battle was played by the host France men's basketball team against the Japan men's basketball team. In the first round of the group stage, the France men's basketball team defeated the Brazil men's basketball team 78-66, and Wembanyama performed well in that game, cutting 19 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 blocks. The Japan men's basketball team suffered a black start, losing to the Germany men's basketball team by 20 points. This game will be crucial for both teams, with France needing a win to compete with Germany for top spot in the group, while Japan need a win to keep their hopes of qualifying.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Japan took the lead in entering the state, Hachimura took the lead against Wenban's defense and scored 2 points, and Yuki Kawamura burst into the basket and threw up 2 points; At the critical moment, Wemban hit a 3-point shot on the right side, Gobert made a dunk, and the France twin towers joined forces to make a move! 3 points at the top of the arc in the middle of the bunban, Yuta Watanabe then answered the ball, and the two sides went back and forth, opening the soaring mode! Yuki Kawamura hit 2 3-pointers in a row to equalize the score, and the outside touch of both sides was very hot during this time!

After 16 draws, France began to widen the difference, and after a wave of offensive efforts, it was opened to 9 points! The Japan team then blew the horn of counterattack and continued to use the hot hand to chase points, but at the last moment, France also changed a wave of small climaxes to open again! At the end of the first quarter, France led by seven points at 32-25; In the first quarter, France made 6 of 10 3-pointers and Japan made 4 of 8 shots, and the shooting percentage was very high!

The second quarter began, and Wen Ban went to rest. Japan continued to shoot 3-pointers from the outside, but their shooting percentage declined; The outside line was inaccurate, the Japan team began to attack the inside line, scored 4 points in a row to narrow the difference, the France team suffered a scoring drought, and Wemban once again put on the battle! Lesol countered with a dunk. When he dunked, he touched the back of his head in the air, is it a tribute to Jaylen Brown? In this quarter, both teams significantly strengthened their defense, especially on the outside, and their hand felt significantly declined. After playing for nearly 7 minutes, he scored 12 and 8 points respectively. Japan suddenly made a push on the outside, hitting 3 points in a row to chase 40 draws, and France asked for a timeout;

After the timeout, Hachimura hit a shot, and the Japan team overtook him; Wemban's back hit Hachimura, 1 person cut 4 points in a row, Strazel chased 3 points to continue, and a wave of 7-0 stopped the Japan team! At halftime, France led by five points at 49-44; Wemban's 4-of-4 shooting in the half, including 2-of-2 3-pointers, scored 10 points and added four assists. On the Japan side, Hachimura scored 14 points and Kawamura scored 10.

Yibian fought again, Japan completed a wave of offensive overtake, Strazer hit a 3-point shot to stop the bleeding at the critical moment, and France took the lead again; Yuki Kawamura got up and down outside the 3-point line, the two teams went back and forth, and the score was very tight; Hachimura hit a strong throw, Busselle turned back and scored 3 points in the vacancy, and then hit the middle distance again, 1 person scored 5 points in a row, Gobert dunked with both hands, and a wave of 7-0 opened the difference! At the end of the third quarter, France led by 5 points at 69-64, and the two teams were tied at 20 in the quarter;

In the final quarter, Strazer hit a 3-point shot, Hachimura responded with a 3-point on the left side, and then another 3-point shot in the bottom corner, and the difference came to 2 points! But Hachimura then accumulated 2 violations and was expelled, which was a huge blow to the Japan team! Hachimura feels hot, and it belongs to the strongest point that has been pulled out; But the Japan team withstood the pressure and completed the overtake with a wave of offensive, but the score did not pull away, and the two teams began to fight! Strazel played a 3+1 draw on the outside against the defense! Both teams went into extra time. In extra time, France finally took away the victory, and the score was fixed at 94-90!

In this game, Wenban worked hard in overtime and scored 18 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 hats. Japan had three strong points, Hachimura scored 24 points and three boards before being shot, Yuki Kawamura had 29 points, six boards and six assists, and Hawkinson had 16 points, eight boards and one assist.