2024 Paris Olympics: Victor Wembanyama and France hold off Brazil to take 78-66 win WSB-TV Channel 2 [Video]

As Olympic basketball kicks off, France and Brazil got things off to an exciting start, with the host country beating Brazil 78-66 on Saturday. French phenom Victor Wembanyama scored 19 points, including a handful of huge dunks, to help France take its first game of the tournament.

Brazil powered its way to an early lead and held it through most of the first half, despite a second-quarter surge from France. However, a three-pointer from Evan Fournier at the end of the first half gave France a 39-36 lead heading into halftime.

In the third quarter, France finally started using the home crowd to its advantage, growing the lead. France headed into the fourth quarter with a 12-point lead, and held off the Brazilians, who kept fighting back to keep the game close.

With Brazil pushing against France in the final minutes, Nicolas Batum scored two huge three-pointer to increase France’s …