Brazil holds off France in world basketball opener
Marcelinho Huertas had 16 points and five assists, and Brazil held on to edge France 65-63 on Saturday in its opening game at the Basketball World Cup. Boris Diaw of the NBA champion San Antonio Spurs had 15 points, six rebounds and five assists for the European champions, but the Cleveland Cavaliers' Anderson Varejao blocked his 3-point attempt as time expired in the Group A game. Serbia beat Egypt 85-64 in the opening game in Granada, while host Spain played Iran at night. Bojan Bogdanovic of the Brooklyn Nets scored 26 points to help ...
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