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00:002024 Olympics. Meanwhile, Hungary is happy to be back their first World Cup since 1998 here at
00:08Berlin Arena. Gabby Williams, Sarah, is the captain for France. The captain, the do-it-all
00:13player. She impacts every aspect of the game for this French team and you can watch it here in the
00:20highlights how much of her play comes down to the fact that she's got great reads, great physical
00:26strength. To go along with an IQ and an understanding of exactly how this French team wants to play and
00:32on the flip side of things for Hungary, the go-to is Dorka Juhasz and Juhasz is a bucket. However,
00:40and wherever she gets the ball, she understands how to utilize her strengths in shooting,
00:44her size, her feel, and cutting off the basketball to find her way to the hoop. Hungary relies heavily
00:51upon her shoulders and they will need to do so here against this French team that is
00:55stacked. They have eight players on this roster who suited up at the Paris Olympics silver medal
01:02team. Janelle Salon, the front runner, as Renee mentioned, for sixth player of the year in the
01:07WNBA. Well, she's starting again for the first time since the qualifiers, rightfully so. Starting
01:12again and Renee, Tina, Lauren, they talked about it. This French team has so many options. The depth
01:19not only of their starters and reserves is something that's going to be really impressive to see how they
01:24come together. And for Hungary, Dorka Juhasz said, we have a bit more of an edge coming into this
01:30World Cup. We've had failures and disappointments from the last few years. Excited to be back
01:35on the international stage. Hungary wins the opening tip. We're off and running. Our third game of the
01:43day comes to you on True TV. Gabby Williams with the steal. Ayai pulls and it rolls off the iron.
01:54Gabby Williams, meanwhile, the front runner for defensive player of the year in the WNBA
01:59with the theft to open up the action. But no points for France.
02:05Dorka Juhasz spins, fade away, true. How tough is that? And going against the size of Janelle Salon,
02:13as you had mentioned, but she's got such great counter moves and great feel for where her defenders
02:18are at still to get off any look. Renee said it. A professional score. Averaged 18 points per game
02:24on the qualifiers. Step back triple. France now 0 for 2. Badian tried to tip it back out to
02:31millions. 71 in blue. Layla Lacan of the Connecticut Sun is also part of that silver
02:40medal team under head coach Janaye May Toupon. Head coach since the FIBA World Cup in 2022 for
02:49France. Lacan touches each angle of the iron to get France on the board. And important to
02:54remember, we talk a lot about their depth or options, but in saying that eight members of
02:59that silver medal squad, so they have a great feel for one another, how they want to play,
03:04continuity of system. And that matters. And that will continue to grow as they're back together
03:10once again. But you can see a showcase for players like Lacan or even Gabby Williams and
03:16others, what they do in the WNBA season for their teams, how that's helped grow their individual
03:21games. Tak Oshkish knocks down the triple for Hungary. The 6-4 center can stretch the floor.
03:35Hungary with the stop. They've got numbers. Juhasz the point of attack. Williams picks up the loose
03:42ball. Marion Batillon. Spray it. Ayai too strong on the three. In a situation like that, I know
03:50France left a three-point shot. That's an opportunity just for a straight line attack at the rim.
03:56Immediate double on Juhasz. And we aired some of the postgame from the United States players
04:02discussing how to exploit zone. And we've already seen double teams on Juhasz early on in this game.
04:09And part of exploiting that though does come down to making shots. Can the complimentary players,
04:15can others, nap down open shots when those doubles come? Williams uses the ball screen, penetrates,
04:22and attacks for two. Quick on the turn. It's interesting, Gabby Williams, this is her first
04:29year playing with the Golden State Valkyries in the WNBA. Came over as a free agent. Huge piece and
04:35had a lot of conversations in calling her games this season saying how much added
04:39opportunities she's had with the ball in her hands. I'm curious to see how that continues to affect her
04:45play now here with France. Because that's always been a critical nature of how she plays.
04:51Valerian Ayai was tripped up as she brought the basketball in. That's a foul by Hungary.
04:59Just two and a half minutes gone by. France and Hungary of Group B. And they blew down one early
05:08on.
05:11Williams has that elite slashing ability, having a great year from three for Golden State.
05:16Turnaround J is short. And the rebound hauled in by Hungary.
05:21I've been impressed with Hungary's defense so far. They're staying in front. They're using their length.
05:27Juha's short on the triple try.
05:32Williams in the open court.
05:34All eyes on her from the Hungary side defensively. Juha switches on to Williams.
05:41Ayai. Offensive foul.
05:44She is stunned. Ayai, the three-time Olympian.
05:47A pair of medals with France.
05:51Again, her pro career in 2012 at age 18.
05:55But there's another example of Hungary.
05:58They are very intentional on staying between
06:02their man in the ball,
06:04or their man in the basket.
06:06And so far, the individual defense has allowed them
06:09to just pinch in some help when needed.
06:11But overall, there's not been a lot of clean looks.
06:13As the seas part.
06:16Ajo tried to kick it out,
06:18but it goes off the leg of a hungry player,
06:21France Ball.
06:28At Berlin Arena in Berlin, Germany,
06:30the host of the 2026 FIBA World Cup.
06:35And the host for the second time
06:36since the installation of the FIBA World Cup
06:39as Maureen Johannes checks in
06:44for France.
06:47I love Tina Charles
06:49in our pregame coverage.
06:51She can't wait to see the imagination
06:53of Johannes on display.
06:56We all have our popcorn ready
06:59because you see it night in, night out with her.
07:02Rips a pass.
07:03Back out.
07:04They fake it.
07:05Salon in rhythm for three.
07:08Unselfish basketball offensively
07:10by the French.
07:13And you mentioned Salon.
07:14It has been coming off the bench
07:16for the Valkyries and the WNBA this season.
07:18Now back in the starting lineup.
07:19That is a huge part of her game.
07:21The ability to stretch the floor.
07:23Salon was the Tissot MVP
07:25of the qualifying tournament in France.
07:28She shot 62% from three.
07:31This time, much easier look on the block
07:34to put France up 9-5.
07:36And if you're hungry,
07:37taking care of the basketball,
07:39not allowing runouts,
07:40points off turnovers for France
07:42is going to be critical
07:43throughout the course of this month.
07:457-0 run by the French.
07:48Lacan cards tightly off the ball.
07:50Salon on the ball.
07:53Yvonne Turner with the pass inside
07:55deflected by Williams.
07:56Johannes, transition three.
08:00Got it!
08:02Time out, hungry!
08:06They're young and dangerous.
08:09Johannes, though, is a veteran
08:10for the French.
08:12What they do,
08:13quickness in the deflection
08:15and the get-ahead bottoms
08:17France with an early lead.
08:23This is the profile
08:26of the French national team.
08:30It's their first,
08:31they're going for their first medal
08:32since 1953.
08:34That is hard to process.
08:36Again, their first medal
08:37at the World Cup.
08:38They earned silver
08:39at the Olympics two years ago.
08:41They have so much continuity
08:43in their roster,
08:44some exciting up-and-comers
08:46that we'll see today.
08:47But Johannes,
08:49Williams,
08:50those two are anchors
08:52for this squad.
08:53Well, it's probably
08:54the most talented roster
08:55that they have had.
08:56They have eight active
08:57WNBA players,
08:59four which will be headed
09:00into the playoffs
09:01when the WNBA season resumes.
09:04But they have been
09:05continuing to build.
09:06It feels like there's
09:08a great mix of that youth,
09:10but also some veteran presence.
09:12And on the same side of things,
09:13though, early on in this game,
09:15Dordorfer-Juhas
09:16and this hungry group,
09:17they've impressed.
09:18Defensively,
09:18they've been stout,
09:19they've got length,
09:21and they've got good organization.
09:24But you continue to see
09:26France amp up the pressure
09:28on the ball,
09:29in the passing lanes,
09:30how they get into their offense
09:32is going to be very important.
09:34Hungary's already
09:34turned it over five times
09:36in the first five minutes.
09:38Salon with the rebound.
09:41Up-tempo Gallup.
09:43Now they work it
09:43on the perimeter.
09:46Lacan led France
09:47at the qualifiers
09:48and assists four and a half a game.
09:49She can score it as well.
09:52Fouled as she erupted
09:54to the rim.
09:54Layla Lacan
09:56will go to the free throw.
09:57As we mentioned,
09:58Tina Charles talking about
09:59her former teammate.
10:00And there's a getty up
10:01and a go
10:02to Layla Lacan
10:03that she can stop
10:04and go and has gears,
10:06change of speed.
10:07And you saw it right there.
10:08Just a little bit of hesitation
10:09in the middle of that paint
10:12to pull up her defender
10:13and then boom.
10:14And those are the aspects
10:17that you continue
10:18to watch her grow.
10:19Now 22 years old
10:20and she gets more and more
10:23comfortable with the ball
10:24in her hands.
10:26Layla Lacan
10:27not only a back-to-back champion
10:29with Basketlandes
10:30in the LBW
10:31but also back-to-back
10:33finals MVP
10:35nods for
10:37the young point guard.
10:40Turner,
10:41spin move.
10:45Josopovic
10:45feeds it back up top.
10:47Lelik,
10:48the outlet.
10:49Hungary missed it.
10:51Collapsed by Lacan.
10:5212-0 France run.
10:55Hungary led it
10:565-2
10:57to open the game.
10:58Dominique Malanga
10:59fresh into action.
11:00Deposits it up and in.
11:02It's those things.
11:03Fresh into action.
11:04So you have a player
11:05in Dominique Malanga
11:06coming off the bench.
11:07The immediate look in.
11:08That's beautiful entry
11:09path by Lacan.
11:11That's catching in traffic
11:12and finishing through contact.
11:16Maybe we'll see
11:17a Dominique Malanga slam.
11:19We saw it at the qualifiers
11:20in March.
11:21He said,
11:21it's natural for me.
11:22I expect to do it
11:23at some point
11:24at the World Cup
11:25here in Berlin, Germany.
11:29I'm excited to see
11:30Malanga's growth
11:31since those Olympic Games
11:33in 2024.
11:33You think back
11:34in that one-point loss
11:36to the United States?
11:38Malanga only played
11:39three minutes
11:39in that gold medal game.
11:41Who knows
11:42where she's at now
11:43since then?
11:44Well, and I think
11:45that's where the optimism
11:46comes from
11:47of, again,
11:49collective,
11:49but the growth
11:50individually
11:51of these players
11:52and the unsufficiency
11:54with how they play.
11:55Juhasz back in the game
11:57to guard Malanga.
12:00I beg your pardon,
12:01it's still Josopovic
12:02drawing the assignment.
12:03He's at 6'5",
12:04just 18 years old,
12:05deflection-hungry,
12:07France ball.
12:14This long run
12:16started at the
12:17eight-minute mark.
12:18Juhasz,
12:19a contested three,
12:20she's fouled by Turner.
12:29Yeah, gets her right there
12:31in that right forearm.
12:33A little bit of a touch,
12:35and that's where the balance
12:36for France comes in
12:38offensively.
12:39Not only the options,
12:40but the optionality
12:41of where they can attack you.
12:42They've got size on the inside,
12:44they've got drivers,
12:45they've got three-point shooting.
12:46So for Hungary
12:47to continue to vary
12:48what they do defensively,
12:50and how much
12:51will they be predicated
12:52on going to some zone,
12:54who they look to double,
12:55can you even do that?
12:57And if you're protecting
12:57the paint,
12:58still making sure
12:59you're getting out
13:00cleanly,
13:00the three-point shooters.
13:03First breather
13:04for Salon.
13:10Ayai returns
13:11to the lineup.
13:14Pauline Astier
13:15has also
13:16taken the floor
13:17for France.
13:18Number 98,
13:19one of six
13:20New York Liberty
13:21featured
13:21in this
13:22FIBA World Cup
13:23in 2026.
13:25And she's impressed
13:26in her rookie year
13:27in the WNBA.
13:3016-0
13:31French run,
13:32Juhasz.
13:33Quick double.
13:35Kick it out.
13:36Lelik
13:37from deep.
13:38Big shot.
13:40Reka Lelik
13:42is someone
13:43who shoots
13:44over 40%
13:45from the three-point line.
13:47You need a lot more
13:48of that production
13:48to open things up.
13:50Almost an answer
13:51by Juhasz.
13:55Yeah,
13:56Lelik also
13:56brings it
13:57as a playmaker,
13:59defender,
14:00those qualifiers
14:01in
14:02Istanbul.
14:04Hungary finished
14:05second in that
14:05qualifying tournament.
14:06Australia first.
14:10Lelik
14:11finds
14:13someone inside.
14:14Turner off
14:15one foot.
14:15Tried the
14:16Marine Johannes move.
14:18Astier,
14:19Lobet,
14:19Ayai,
14:20the finish.
14:22Transition at its
14:23finest by France.
14:24I mean,
14:25that's just a get
14:26and go
14:26quick with the
14:27leak out.
14:29And those are the
14:30aspects too
14:31of the
14:33getting off
14:34shots tough,
14:35not necessarily
14:36getting clean looks,
14:37sometimes puts you
14:38in a vulnerable
14:38position here
14:40getting back
14:40in your transition
14:41D.
14:42Malanga boards
14:43the miss.
14:43Williams,
14:44now you see me,
14:45now you don't.
14:48Crossover to
14:49sell out the
14:49defense.
14:53Williams has
14:54four.
15:01France has
15:02already turned
15:03Hungary over
15:04six times
15:05in the first
15:06eight minutes.
15:07And we talked
15:07about that earlier.
15:08To me,
15:08that's going to be
15:09one of the most
15:09critical aspects
15:10for Hungary
15:12in this game,
15:13ball protection.
15:14Because of how
15:15France pressures,
15:16because they want
15:17to be disruptors,
15:19and how quickly
15:20they can get it out
15:21and flourish
15:22in the full court.
15:23Because they're
15:23all so excellent
15:24in their execution
15:25in the half court,
15:26you cannot give them
15:27extra possessions
15:28and opportunities.
15:29Four steals
15:30for the French.
15:32Johannes
15:35couldn't navigate
15:36the screen.
15:37Astier,
15:38the bounce,
15:38Malanga rises
15:39and flicks it in.
15:41Thought we may
15:42have gotten a slam
15:43there, 22-3 run.
15:44You know what?
15:45It's coming down
15:46the lane off that
15:47pick-and-roll play.
15:47I thought the same
15:48thing for a split
15:49second.
15:51Malanga,
15:52born in Cameroon,
15:53has represented
15:53the French national
15:54team at the senior
15:55level for many
15:57years now.
15:58At 18 years old,
15:59she was named
15:59to the senior team.
16:03Propelled at the
16:04youth level.
16:05Ayai,
16:06there's a hand
16:07on the wrist.
16:08Foul hungry.
16:12Malanga was the
16:13youngest on the
16:14team at the time.
16:15Now she's one of the
16:15vets when you look
16:16at the rest of the
16:16roster.
16:18The game is in a
16:19great place overall
16:21across the board.
16:23Talked a lot about
16:24different circumstances.
16:26Head coach at USA,
16:28Carol Lawson,
16:28talked about that,
16:29just the level of
16:30competition,
16:31where it's at
16:32across the board for
16:34all of these teams
16:34and countries.
16:35I'll also say it's
16:36closing out this
16:37first quarter,
16:37sometimes early in a
16:38game, especially when
16:39you haven't even gotten
16:40to double digits if
16:42you're hungry.
16:43The deficits look and
16:45feel a lot larger than
16:46they may be, but how
16:47you finish this quarter,
16:49begin that second
16:50quarter, is going to
16:51be really pivotal in
16:53trying to balance what
16:54France has put together
16:55here in this first
16:56frame.
16:59Valerian Ayai now
17:00has four points for
17:02France, 26 points.
17:04to eight, just a
17:05lockdown effort
17:06defensively to set
17:08the tone in Berlin.
17:10Split the defense,
17:11Duder, open shooter.
17:13Hungary has found
17:15angles to penetrate
17:17and navigate the
17:19defense of France in
17:20spurts so far.
17:25Minya Torre into the
17:27ballgame, played with
17:28Laila Lacan in
17:28Connecticut as well as
17:29Tina Charles a year
17:30ago.
17:32Astier finds Ayai, 4-3,
17:35that's an answer by
17:36France.
17:39And that's tough.
17:41Think about how many
17:41players France has,
17:43especially some of their
17:44longer, front court
17:46players even, that can
17:47stretch you out after
17:49those penetrations.
17:50Studeau, high off the
17:51window, no.
17:54France has hit three
17:55three-pointers.
17:56Astier driving in the
17:57paint.
17:58Malanga, she can
17:59stretch the floor too.
18:01Short on that bid.
18:03Shot clock is off for
18:04Hungary.
18:09All France in this
18:11first quarter.
18:13They've generated five
18:15steals.
18:17Juhasz.
18:18Malanga was draped all
18:21over her.
18:22And it's still Hungary
18:23basketball with two
18:24seconds.
18:32Oh, they called it for a
18:34foul.
18:34Ayai called for the
18:35foul.
18:36I think Ayai or Malanga.
18:39Ayai right there.
18:40Yeah, there you go.
18:41She does.
18:42She's got the arm
18:44tucked.
18:45That previous play of
18:47Ayai knocking in that
18:48three-point shot after the
18:50nice drive and kick by
18:52SDA.
18:54Ayai made her debut at
18:56the French national team
18:57in 2013.
18:58Seven first quarter
18:59points to lead the
19:01French.
19:02Again, they are trying to
19:03get to the podium at the
19:05World Cup since the
19:07inaugural edition in
19:091953.
19:11Momentum, wind at their
19:13sails after earning
19:15silver at the 24
19:16Olympics.
19:20It's time of foul.
19:22away from the ball
19:23prior to the ball being
19:24inbounded.
19:25France now for
19:2628,
19:2728,
19:28First post against
19:29this hole.
19:30Four to foul,
19:32France.
19:33It's now 14 fouls
19:34against France.
19:41Catching the paint.
19:43Missed layup by
19:45Siki Barnoy.
19:48Good start for France
19:50through one, an
19:5118-point lead.
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20:38How about France and
20:39its ball movement?
20:40Ten buckets, eight
20:41assists.
20:42Those are the numbers
20:43you love to see.
20:44It's the quick minute
20:44of the movement.
20:45The ball is not
20:46sticking.
20:47They're shifting and
20:48putting this hungry
20:48defense in rotations,
20:50and it's been in the
20:52half court, the
20:53excellent execution, but
20:54also in the full court,
20:56and so much of that has
20:57come down to how
20:58disruptive they've been
20:59defensively.
21:00And even a situation
21:01like that possession,
21:03there's excellent
21:05balance.
21:05Because they're a
21:06threat from three, it
21:08opens up the floor and
21:09gives them a ton of
21:10real estate to work
21:11with.
21:12France at 61%
21:13shooting.
21:14A 27-6 run to wrap
21:17the first quarter.
21:18Bounce pass by Salon.
21:20Johannes is
21:22fouled.
21:23There's the
21:24imagination on
21:25display.
21:25Agnes Studer commits
21:27the foul.
21:29Johannes will go to
21:30the line for two.
21:30Once again, but
21:31look at that.
21:32The rip, I mean the
21:33long.
21:33Arms up Salon, get it
21:35ahead.
21:36A little hang time
21:37there for Johannes.
21:41Defender by defender
21:42though, France is
21:43impressive.
21:44The fight returns
21:45tonight with heavyweight
21:46contenders Andy Ruiz
21:48and Damien Knieba
21:50facing off live on
21:51TNT True TV.
21:57France is in the fight
21:59right now.
21:59up by 22.
22:01Up by 22 with
22:02something to prove at
22:03the FIBA World Cup.
22:08Johannes went for the
22:09strip.
22:11Juhasz faked the
22:12three.
22:13Deep paint position.
22:15That flip well
22:16contested again.
22:18France with six
22:19steals.
22:21They've just played
22:22suffocating defense.
22:24Carla Late of the
22:25Portland Fire is into
22:27the ball game.
22:30Tore out to late.
22:32Three in the air.
22:36Rebound Siki Barnoy.
22:42Hungary just four of
22:4317 from the field.
22:52Contest.
22:55And it was nearly saved.
22:57Hungary hit three three
22:58pointers in the first
22:59quarter.
23:01It has been an
23:03intentionality by France
23:04to try and keep the ball
23:05out of Dorka Juhasz's
23:07hands.
23:08Dodien in this
23:09Nolceresa possession.
23:10A handful.
23:11She's been matched up
23:11with her a lot.
23:13But that's been a key
23:14for them.
23:15And because of it
23:15there's not been a lot
23:16of fluidity offensively
23:18for Hungary and getting
23:19off great looks.
23:20And it's put pressure
23:21and stress their defense.
23:24Leila Lacan with the
23:25drive and scoops it in.
23:31Lacan is a
23:33versatile wing.
23:34Williams was bringing
23:35the ball up early.
23:36Lacan can bring it up too
23:37but with late who is
23:38number six in the WNBA
23:40and assists per game.
23:44So much versatility in
23:46their guard room.
23:47France.
23:48And think about what a
23:50challenge that is for
23:52opponents to defend when
23:53you have different players
23:55initiating the offense.
23:56Initiating the offense
23:57get themselves to the
23:58basketball also have an
23:59ability to facilitate.
24:02Juha's offensive rebound.
24:04Salon poked it free.
24:08Personnel advantage.
24:10Late in the pocket.
24:11Book it.
24:12That's a three.
24:13And now five made for the
24:16French.
24:18Leibou in control.
24:33Paint touch.
24:35And a foul by
24:37Patti Young.
24:40Well
24:42coming into this
24:43tournament
24:45is the United States
24:46vulnerable?
24:48And is France
24:49their top competition?
24:50They are showing why
24:51they very well might be.
24:54I mean
24:55you look at both sides
24:56of the floor for this
24:57French team
24:58and
24:59there's reasons to
25:01believe that.
25:01One the experience
25:02and a lot of
25:03WNBA experience
25:04for a handful of
25:06these players
25:06as they continue to
25:07grow
25:08and
25:09when you've got a team
25:10that can defend the way
25:11they can
25:12score
25:13in multiple ways
25:14and also has got
25:16a depth
25:17and a wealth of players
25:18these are a lot of
25:19the same things that we
25:20often say about the
25:21USA team
25:21but across the board
25:22that's why I think
25:23we're so excited
25:24for
25:24what this week
25:26and weekend
25:27will continue to bring
25:28because of the talent
25:29with so many of these
25:31countries.
25:31Takash Kish
25:33missed the free throw
25:34but it's recycled
25:35by Hungary.
25:37Group B play
25:39opening game
25:40for each country
25:41deflection
25:41Malanga
25:42comes up with the theft.
25:44It's now
25:45seven
25:45naked
25:46eight steals
25:47for France.
25:48Toure
25:49tried to shovel it home
25:51and drew the foul.
25:52Takash Kish
25:53got her on the wrist.
26:00Toure does a nice job
26:02in contorting her body
26:03being strong with it
26:04you see a little bit
26:05of the
26:06hit on the forearm.
26:14Iñatouré won
26:15a gold medal
26:17at the World Cup
26:18in 3x3
26:19back in 2019
26:20bronze
26:21in 2021
26:23international experience
26:25in Spain
26:26and Czechia
26:27as well
26:28as her home country
26:29France.
26:32Offensive rebound
26:33Malanga
26:35Lesopovic
26:36saw 6-6
26:37coming in hot
26:38Malanga
26:39the catch
26:39Baby J
26:40got it back
26:42powers up
26:43and in
26:45Dominique Malanga
26:46and the foul.
26:48For Malanga
26:49those arms
26:49never seem to end.
26:51Can't get the first
26:52shot to go
26:53it's just a beautiful
26:53pick and roll play
26:54in the pocket pass
26:55by Lacan
26:56but she just reaches back
26:57realizes
26:58that she's gonna get
27:00a hit
27:01and she feels the
27:02contact
27:03and gets her
27:04in the forehead
27:05but just starts
27:05to put it up
27:06and smile on her face
27:09because she probably
27:09feels like the
27:10first shot
27:11was the easier one
27:12for her
27:13nonetheless.
27:15France team
27:16has been working
27:17those ball screens
27:18from different points
27:19on the floor
27:19whether it's the top
27:20of the key
27:20whether it's the wing
27:22finding different ways
27:24and different angles
27:25to attack the basket.
27:27Malanga averaging
27:2817 points
27:29nine rebounds
27:30in her second
27:30WNBA season
27:32with the Seattle Storm
27:33we saw Awa Pham
27:34earlier today
27:35Malanga
27:35was the number
27:36two pick
27:37in 2025
27:37Awa Pham
27:39the third overall
27:40pick in 2026
27:41that's a push off
27:42by
27:43Lili
27:47turnover
27:48by Hungary
27:49second personal
27:5121 and wife
27:56yeah
27:56you see
27:57the shoulder
27:59and a little bit
27:59of forearm
28:01talked about this play
28:02being a touch
28:03more physical
28:04but
28:05certainly enough
28:06for a whistle
28:08late
28:09Lacan
28:09Malanga
28:10Toure
28:10and Salon
28:12on the floor
28:12Salon's been automatic
28:14in that spot
28:14for Golden State
28:1539%
28:16last touched
28:17by Hungary
28:22so many weapons
28:24for France
28:26nine different
28:27players score
28:28in this first half
28:30it's a balanced
28:31score sheet
28:32Ayayi still the
28:33leader with seven
28:36and part of me
28:37Johannes has got
28:37nine
28:38six for Malanga
28:39shot clock winding
28:40Toure
28:40got it
28:42that's a long
28:43two for
28:44Minha Toure
28:45timeout Hungary
28:49we'll step aside
28:50from Berlin
28:51Germany
28:51you're watching
28:53the FIBA World Cup
29:09Kater Verlby
29:10the head coach
29:11of Hungary
29:13led Hungary
29:14to its first
29:15World Cup
29:16appearance
29:17in 28
29:18years
29:21they came up
29:22just short
29:22to qualify
29:23for the Paris
29:24Olympics
29:24in 2024
29:25so
29:25they're on this
29:26big international
29:27stage
29:28and
29:28they've got
29:29their hands
29:30full
29:30with France
29:3258%
29:33shooting
29:33and a 31
29:35point lead
29:35with six minutes
29:36to go
29:37in the second floor
29:37it happened
29:38quick
29:39I thought
29:39that it was
29:40a solid start
29:41for Hungary
29:42also in how
29:43they tried
29:44to set the tone
29:44on the defensive
29:45end
29:45but turnovers
29:47started to
29:48allow this France
29:49team to flourish
29:50to get out
29:51to get out
29:51in the full court
29:52and now they have
29:53just continued
29:53to turn up the
29:54intensity
29:54especially at this
29:55end
29:55zero field goals
29:57for Hungary
29:57in the second
29:58Malanga
29:59a two-handed
30:00denial
30:01looked like
30:02she was playing
30:03volleyball
30:03and going up
30:04for the block
30:04middle blocker
30:05style
30:07Williams
30:08is back
30:08on the floor
30:10for France
30:11four points
30:14Malanga
30:14sets the pick
30:15Williams
30:16scans
30:18Lacan
30:19midrange
30:22as she
30:23got the
30:24board
30:24Malanga
30:25hit the
30:25floor
30:26and she's
30:27fouled
30:32Josipovic
30:33commits
30:33the personal
30:35for senior
30:36team
30:37exposure
30:37for Hungary
30:38on
30:39Josipovic's
30:40end
30:52Dominique
30:53Malanga
30:53gets two
30:54at the
30:55line
31:14splits the
31:15trip
31:1544-12
31:18Hungary
31:19led
31:205-2
31:20at one
31:21point
31:21early
31:22in the
31:22first
31:23Juhasz
31:24had a
31:24pretty
31:25fadeaway
31:26close to
31:26the basket
31:27there she
31:27is right
31:28there
31:28number
31:2814
31:29then stretched
31:30the floor
31:31found a
31:31teammate
31:32for a
31:32three
31:36elite
31:37ball
31:37pressure
31:37by France
31:38Lacan
31:38all over
31:39the shooter
31:40wow
31:40tough
31:40shot
31:41and
31:42Punka
31:43Duel
31:43banked it
31:45in
31:45it's a
31:45tough
31:46shot
31:46for
31:46Duel
31:47a good
31:47way to
31:47finish
31:48oh
31:48but an
31:49answer
31:49by
31:50Williams
31:50from
31:51deep
31:52what a
31:53quick
31:53response
31:54you said
31:55I think
31:55where France
31:56too
31:56is impressive
31:56even when
31:57they get
31:58mismatched
31:59off of
31:59switches
31:59they're
32:00really great
32:01with their
32:01switchbacks
32:02and finding
32:03extra player
32:04to be able
32:05to utilize
32:05their size
32:06elite
32:07turn the
32:08corner
32:08on the
32:09outlet
32:09Juha's
32:10offensive
32:10board
32:11aims to
32:12carve out
32:12room
32:12nothing
32:13there
32:13Malanga
32:15pressures
32:15Juha's
32:17turned over
32:19by Hungary
32:21that is
32:21turnover
32:22number
32:2314
32:25it's
32:25still
32:26four minutes
32:27and change
32:27to go
32:28in the
32:28half
32:29it tells
32:30a lot
32:30of the
32:30story
32:31well here's
32:31that shot
32:31by Duel
32:32and the
32:33shot clock
32:33as it's
32:34winded down
32:35just trying to
32:35get something
32:36off
32:36gets it
32:36to go
32:39but
32:39France has not
32:40stopped
32:41and they are
32:41quick with their
32:42responses
32:42even when Hungary
32:43has seen it go
32:44through
32:44Williams again
32:46again
32:47same spot
32:48for the
32:49captain
32:54Gabby
32:55Williams
32:55says
32:56playing for
32:57France is the
32:58most important
32:58thing of her
32:59career and
33:00her life
33:02highly motivated
33:03coming in
33:04Lacan rotates
33:05but too late
33:06Ajo lays it
33:07home
33:07and you imagine
33:09I know we've
33:09talked about it
33:10quite a bit
33:10but at the
33:11forefront
33:12of their
33:13mind
33:14is that
33:152024
33:16Paris gold
33:17medal game
33:18and
33:18lose by one
33:20point
33:20we've mentioned
33:21Gabby Williams
33:22she led the team
33:22in scoring in that
33:23game with 19
33:24points foot on
33:25the line
33:26with an
33:27opportunity
33:28but the fact
33:28that eight
33:29members of
33:30this group
33:30played in that
33:31game
33:33there's a lot
33:34to be said
33:35for the
33:35fuel
33:36and the
33:36fire
33:36and the
33:37motivation
33:37that you
33:38bring going
33:38into this
33:39one
33:41France is
33:417 of 14
33:42from 3
33:43that's
33:4450%
33:46in the
33:46qualifying
33:47tournament
33:48in March
33:48they shot
33:4943%
33:50from deep
33:50made about
33:5111 a game
33:54sort of
33:55baited Hungary
33:56into committing
33:56some fouls
33:57and that will
33:58put France
33:58at the line
33:59again
33:59where they
34:00are
34:0010 of
34:1115
34:12Malanga
34:13handles
34:13business
34:14at the
34:14strike
34:17up to
34:189 points
34:19Dominique
34:19Malanga
34:20subs out
34:25Aminata
34:25Gay
34:26into the
34:26ballgame
34:27another
34:276-4
34:28big
34:28off the
34:30bench
34:30for head
34:31coach
34:31Janaime
34:33Tupac
34:43once again
34:44offensive foul
34:46Hungary
34:49and for
34:50Hungary
34:50a lot
34:51of it
34:51needs to
34:52be focused
34:53especially
34:53on the
34:54offensive
34:54side
34:54when they're
34:55running
34:55some sets
34:55running
34:56their
34:56offense
34:56is focusing
34:58on the
34:58details
34:58when they're
34:59setting
34:59screens
35:00making sure
35:01you're
35:01waiting for
35:01a screen
35:02you're
35:02setting up
35:02your defender
35:04you're finding
35:04those angles
35:05you're running
35:06hard off
35:06of it
35:07because
35:08they've not
35:09been able
35:09to loosen
35:10up
35:10with this
35:11defense
35:11and those
35:12details
35:13matter
35:13Roman
35:14Bernays
35:1547 in
35:16blue
35:17getting some
35:18burn for
35:19France
35:19Ayayi
35:20swings it
35:21Bernays
35:23stays with
35:24France
35:244 to shoot
35:253.5 to be
35:27exact
35:27inside 3
35:28minutes
35:28left in the
35:29first half
35:31Yvonne Turner
35:32is stunned
35:33to not think
35:35she got a
35:36hand on
35:39Turner
35:40originally
35:41from Omaha
35:42and Nebraska
35:43but a college
35:43basketball
35:44at Nebraska
35:45been with
35:46the Hungarian
35:46team since
35:472019
35:52and our
35:53studio crew
35:53talked about
35:54Turner
35:5438 years
35:55old
35:57five WNBA
35:58seasons
35:58most recently
35:59with the
36:00Seattle Storm
36:00in 2023
36:03defense
36:04really has
36:05been her
36:05calling card
36:06when you
36:09go back
36:09again
36:10so with
36:11Turner's
36:12signal
36:12they're going
36:13to take a
36:13look
36:13and we'll
36:14listen in
36:14to the
36:14officials
36:17we got
36:18blue
36:18blue
36:19blue
36:19blue
36:19blue
36:20blue
36:20blue
36:23and then
36:23the blue
36:24touch the
36:24line
36:25confirm
36:26so after
36:27review
36:28we will
36:28have a
36:28white ball
36:29on the
36:29baseline
36:30the
36:31call
36:31is
36:34overturned
36:34I made
36:35the signal
36:38white ball
36:41that's why
36:41replay can
36:42be a
36:42beautiful
36:43thing
36:44conclusive
36:45evidence
36:45to overturn
36:46the call
36:47and
36:49it is
36:50hungry
36:50basketball
36:57solid case
36:58by Turner
37:10Kanyashi
37:11tossed it
37:11away
37:13Bernays
37:13Astier
37:16almost tipped
37:17in by
37:18Gay
37:20pulled in
37:21by Hungary
37:23deflection by
37:24France
37:24still hungry
37:25ball
37:26still hungry
37:27ball
37:27but it's
37:28evident
37:28on every
37:28possession
37:30the deflections
37:31the activity
37:32both with the
37:33hands and feet
37:34passing lanes
37:35on but
37:35France
37:35at every
37:36turn
37:36is looking
37:37to create
37:39those turnovers
37:40to fuel their
37:41offense against
37:42this hungry
37:43group that
37:43really struggled
37:45to take care of
37:46the basketball
37:46to get into
37:47the flow of
37:48what they want
37:49to do on the
37:49offensive side
37:5015 turnovers
37:52France has
37:53nine steals
37:54in the first
37:56half of action
37:56in group
37:58B play
38:05Astier
38:13for the reach
38:14in her second
38:16get five
38:17personal fouls
38:18in FIBA
38:19unlike the
38:20six you may
38:21see in the
38:22WNBA
38:25more attention
38:26to detail
38:27on the
38:27defensive end
38:28but at the
38:28same time
38:29they let a
38:29lot more
38:29go
38:32so important
38:33to remember
38:35in FIBA
38:37rules
38:37there is no
38:38defensive
38:38three seconds
38:40so in many
38:41cases we've
38:42seen teams
38:42play more
38:43zone than
38:44you regularly
38:46see in the
38:46WNBA
38:47they only tried
38:48to bank it
38:49in and there's
38:49Juhasz
38:50to clean it
38:50up
38:53Juhasz
38:54now with
38:55four points
38:56slashing
38:58Williams
38:58she's got
39:0012 on
39:01five of
39:01seven shooting
39:06two minutes
39:07to go
39:07in the
39:08first half
39:08stay tuned
39:10for studio
39:10coverage
39:11Lauren
39:11Jabara
39:12Renee
39:13Montgomery
39:13and Tina
39:14Charles
39:14have you
39:14covered
39:15STA
39:15STA
39:15STA
39:15house