“I feel like I’m back in my childhood when I loved basketball” after winning 18-17 in the final against France on the 6th.
The Netherlands men’s 3×3 basketball team won the gold medal by making a buzzer-beater against the host country France.
The Netherlands won 18-17 in overtime in the final match of the 2024 Paris Olympics men’s 3×3 basketball held at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France on the 6th (Korean time). 3×3
basketball was first adopted as an official event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and the Netherlands finished in 5th place at the time.
The Netherlands, participating in their second Olympics, went 5-2 in the preliminary round and advanced straight to the semifinals.
After defeating Lithuania (20-9), the Netherlands advanced to the finals and defeated France to win the gold medal.
Wash de Jong (7 points, 2 rebounds), Jan Driessen (6 points, 5 rebounds), and Arvin Slagter (3 points, 5 rebounds) all played well and won the championship.
France had a chance to win the men’s 3×3 basketball in their first appearance, but unfortunately lost. The game was a close one. The two teams were tied 13-13 until about a minute left in the game. The Netherlands, who were trailing 15-16, tied the score at 16-16 with a dramatic layup by Ace de Jong with 1 second left in the game, heading into overtime. Overtime is played in a format where the first team to score 2 points wins. First, France took the lead thanks to a layup score by Timot Bergia. The one who saved the Netherlands from the brink was De Jong, who tied the game at the end of the game. De Jong attempted a step-back two-pointer in front of the opposing player, and it ended up being a buzzer-beater. In the end, the Netherlands achieved a dramatic comeback victory over the host country France and won the gold medal. De Jong, who contributed to the gold medal, said, “I feel like I became myself when I was a kid who loved basketball,” and “It shows that if you work hard and enjoy what you do, you can achieve many things.” Meanwhile, Lithuania won the bronze medal at this tournament by defeating Latvia 21-18. 안전놀이터