{"id":10865,"date":"2023-06-24T16:04:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T16:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wheelchair-basketball-world-championships-great-britain-beaten-by-usa-in-mens-final\/"},"modified":"2023-06-24T16:04:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T16:04:44","slug":"wheelchair-basketball-world-championships-great-britain-beaten-by-usa-in-mens-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wheelchair-basketball-world-championships-great-britain-beaten-by-usa-in-mens-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheelchair Basketball World Championships: Great Britain beaten by USA in men’s final"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The USA had lost their past three men’s World Championship finals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Great Britain were narrowly beaten 67-66 by the United States in the men’s final of the Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n

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GB were 43-32 up at half-time but let their advantage slip, with Paralympic champions the USA holding a one-point lead at the end of the third quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Gregg Warburton top scored in the final with 24 points, while GB team-mate Phil Pratt added 17.<\/span><\/p>\n

It marks the USA’s seventh world title, and their first since 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n

Victory avenged their <\/span>defeat by GB in the final<\/span><\/a> of the last World Championships in 2018 in Germany, while the Americans had also won silver at the previous edition in 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n

The two teams had met in the pool stage of the 2023 tournament, with GB winning 65-56. <\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier on Tuesday in the women’s competition, reigning world and Paralympic champions the Netherlands retained their title by beating China 57-34.<\/span><\/p>\n

The World Championships were due to be held in November 2022, but were delayed because of the football World Cup in neighbouring Qatar.<\/span><\/p>\n

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