September 3 Top Performers: Gilgeous-Alexander, Schroder, Bogdanovic, Grazulis and Hernangomez

MANILA (PHILIPPINES) - Many of our daily Top Performers remain the same, however, the stakes and the pressure under which they succeed only get heavier from this day on.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had already had his share of big moments for Canada, yet none of them can be compared in importance to his play in their 88-85 win against Spain. First off, SGA left the court with 30 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals, having played almost 37 very important minutes. Second off, he hit a smooth midrange jumper to regain the lead for Canada in the last minute. Lastly, the guard closed out the game with 6-of-6 shooting from the charity stripe.

Jeez, Germany and Dennis Schroder didn't hold back in their 100-71 triumph against Slovenia to win Group K. The point guard had 24 points and 10 assists in only 25 minutes of playing time. Moreover, most of his production came in the competitive portion of the game as he already was one assist short of a double-double in the first three quarters. Approximate figures indicate that 100% of his passes indeed were intended for Daniel Theis.

What is the deal with Serbian players not missing any shots in dominant victories? First it was Nikola Jovic against South Sudan, now it was Bogdan Bogdanovic's turn in Serbia's 112-79 blowout victory against the Dominican Republic. Bogdanovic went deep into his bag of tricks when working off the dribble and scored 20 points, dished out 5 assists, as well as came up with 3 steals in 22 minutes of action. Serbia's leader made all of his four two-point shots, as well as went 3-of-3 on shots from long range.

All of Latvia's victories have been based on different players stepping up, but their 104-84 win over Brazil stands out due to their first Top Performer in this World Cup. Andrejs Grazulis put up 24 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds on 9-of-12 shooting from two-point range. Of course, you already knew everything about his signature push shot, because you read our piece on the anonymous Latvians who are responsible for this Cinderella run.

Willy Hernangomez might have ended up with Top Performer honors in the most heartbreaking fashion, yet still deserves to be commended after a very efficient effort. Hernangomez manhandled plenty of players from the opposition in a 25-point, 6-rebound and 3-assist performance that had him draw numerous fouls and thus make 11-of-12 shots from the free throw line.

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