3 Studs, 3 Duds from Canada's nail-biting win over Greece at Paris Olympics

Steve Nash would have been proud.

For all of the hype that the Team Canada men's basketball team brought with it to the Paris Summer Olympic Games this year, the last time that the country won an Olympic basketball game was in Sydney, Australia in 2000. That team, led of course by Steve Nash, also featured a wing named Rowan Barrett.

Barrett's son, RJ, is now a part of history as Team Canada defeated Greece 86-79 in their opening game on Saturday. Placed in the so-called "Group of Death" in Group A, Canada could not afford a slip-up in the opener, nerves or no nerves. The team may have been favored to secure a medal heading into the tournament, but they first had to win a basketball game.

Canada secured the win

The game was an exciting one, with Canada going on impressive scoring runs and Greece matching them to close the gap. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a pull-up 3-pointer to open up a 19-7 lead to start the game, then Greece got hot from outside and closing to within one score. Back and forth it went, until Canada seemed to gain control late, going up by 10 with 2 minutes remaining.

Greece then made their final run, creating turnovers and attacking in transition to make it a 2-point game with less than a minute left. Then Gilgeous-Alexander closed the game with a shot off the glass, and RJ Barrett slammed home the exclamation point to finish the eight-point win.

Who stood out from Team Canada in the victory? And what causes for concern are there for a team with high hopes of gold? Let's look at 3 studs and 3 duds from the thrilling opener for both teams.