“They benefited from us not really making shots,” Durant told NBC Sports following the game. shot 56 percent from deep the rest of the game and outscored Spain by 24 points. advances | Olympic basketball scheduleĪfter falling behind by 10 points late in the second quarter, making only 3-of-16 from 3-point range to that point, the U.S. RELATED: Rubio's 38 points not enough for Spain as U.S.
will decide the outcome of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament based on how it performs, how it responds to the challenges presented by those remaining in the field and not some imagined narrowing of the distance between its talent and that of the opposition. This game was, profoundly, a declaration the U.S. The Americans maintained that cushion, for the most part, until the final buzzer sounded on a 95-81 victory that advanced them to the semifinals and assured they will play for a medal. The Americans put plenty of distance between themselves and Spain in the second half of Tuesday’s Olympics quarterfinal game in Tokyo, surging from a halftime tie into a double-digit lead by allowing no field goals for nearly six minutes after returning from the break. and Spain have played some extraordinary games in recent Olympiads. We’re talking about the classic gold medal game from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.) If it were true, though, Spain would not have been trying to knock Kevin Durant and friends out of the Olympics with a roster full of veterans from the Spanish-American War. We have heard it for so long Madrid ought to be three miles away from Montauk by now. This is the song that has been sung for two decades now, every time the USA Basketball senior men’s national team loses a prominent international game.
Update: James Harden withdrew from Team USA and the 12-man roster appears to be set below after the additions of LaVine and Grant.The world is getting closer. Here we’re going to be tracking all the players who have opted into playing and will be on the roster, as well as key players who won’t be going to Tokyo. Since then, in the Olympics, Team USA has won three straight gold medals in men’s basketball, having won 24 straight games.Įither way, the NBA is filled with players eager to partake and represent the United States at the Olympic level.
The last time Team USA didn’t win gold at the summer games was back in 2004 with a young LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony. is 138-5 in men’s basketball in the Olympics. In the last Summer Olympics back in 2016, Team USA steamrolled its way to a gold medal.
We’ve seen how the shortened season and quick turnaround has led to some players dealing with injuries. As a result, we may not see as many high-profile players partaking in the Olympic games this time around. With the NBA season being shortened and stretching into the middle of July, it won’t give players much down time between the end of their season and the start of the Olympics, which is on July 23 running through Aug. The 2021 Tokyo Olympics are set to take place this Summer, so that means the return of Team USA basketball. You can find the full roster below, headlined by Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, Bradley Beal and Devin Booker. Update, June 28th - Team USA basketball announced its complete 12-man roster for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on Monday morning.