Assisted by Devin Booker. Kevin Durant missed Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bam Adebayo. Damian Lillard made Three Point Jumper. Damian Lillard missed Three Point Jumper. Bam Adebayo missed Layup. Devin Booker made Jumper. Assisted by Damian Lillard. Kevin Durant made Dunk. Devin Booker missed Jumper. Kevin Durant made Jumper. Draymond Green made Layup.
Assisted by Zach LaVine. Jayson Tatum missed Layup. Assisted by Jayson Tatum. Zach LaVine made Dunk. Assisted by Jrue Holiday. Jayson Tatum missed Three Point Jumper. Khris Middleton missed Three Point Jumper. Jayson Tatum made Three Point Jumper.
Assisted by Draymond Green. Jrue Holiday missed Layup. Damian Lillard missed Layup. Devin Booker missed Layup. Bam Adebayo made Dunk. Damian Lillard 19 points, six assists, four rebounds, four steals, two blocks and Kevin Durant 14 points, two rebounds, two assists, two blocks unsurprisingly led the way, but the Americans got a major boost from Keldon Johnson, who was promoted to the main roster after Kevin Love's withdrawal.
The Spurs forward had 15 points off the bench and finished with the best plus-minus of any Team USA player plus Ricky Rubio scored 23 points in the loss, but his teammates struggled on offense. Spain shot less than 40 percent from the field, including 8 of 29 from 3-point range. While Team USA did end its exhibition schedule with a solid victory, plenty of challenges remain.
This group is still learning to play together and has yet to incorporate Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton. The lack of depth and chemistry will be a concern, particularly when Team USA faces an opponent that has been building its program for years. Still, coach Gregg Popovich has a lot of talent at his disposal, and Team USA showed Sunday what happens when everything clicks into place.
Sporting News provided live updates and highlights from the U. Olympic men's basketball team's exhibition against Spain. Check out all the highlights you missed right here. Heading to Tokyo with a W! Like we were saying The USA vs. Spain men's basketball game won't be broadcast live on cable television. Peacock, NBC's streaming service, is the only place to watch the live action at a.
ET on Tuesday. Mexican president says pandemic 'on way out' despite record infections. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Found the story interesting? So for him to come out here and just display the type of talent that he has is really cool to be a part of and to see. For part of the second quarter, it looked like Rubio and Spain — which featured two five-time Olympians — might have the right formula to take down the Americans, who have repeatedly started slow in these Olympics.
Seven straight U. But we got into it at the end of the second quarter and were able to get stops, get some scores and battle and try to get some momentum. In that third quarter, we knew exactly what we needed to do. Durant hit a pair of quick 3-pointers and the Americans connected on five of their first six shots from deep in the third period.
Meanwhile, the U. The result was a run that turned a tied game into a U. Combined with the closing run of the first half, it was a burst to take control. Following a rare Olympic loss to France to begin the tournament, the U.
The team might be finding the right elements needed to create chemistry at just the right time for a sqaud that expects nothing less than gold.
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