Veteran France forward Nicolas Batum said the Olympic host was lucky to remain unbeaten in the Paris Games men's basketball tournament after narrowly avoiding an all-time upset against Japan on Tuesday.The 35-year-old Los Angeles Clipper said Tokyo Games silver medalist France had not expected an easy game against world No. 26 Japan, and the Asian side demonstrated the quality of its roster and coaching staff in the 94-90 overtime thriller at Lille's Pierre Mauroy Stadium.France led for most of the game but had fallen behind 84-80 with 16 seconds left before guard Matthew Strazel came to th…READ FULL ARTICLE
