There shouldn’t be any such issue in Team USA’s next game, which will be Durant’s first at Oracle Arena in Oakland.
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The Los Angeles fans were gathered to cheer for the Americans during an exhibition blowout, but some of them couldnt resist jabbing at the newest member of the Warriors and his two-team teammate, Draymond Green.
The USA’s next contest was against the Chinese national team at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Sunday.
“I thought our opponents played really hard”, said U.S. men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski. I think we are learning more about one another.
Regardless of whether Durant is lying about having heard the jeers from the LA faithful, it didn’t at all affect his performance on the court as he led Team USA with 19 points in the win.
With the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil just a few week away, the USA men’s basketball team is looking to take home the gold again like they did four years earlier at the 2012 Olympics in London when they beat Spain 107-100. Clippers veteran DeAndre Jordan earned 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
“Just to be able to have the honor to be even thought about to represent our country, to represent a whole country, not just an organization, it’s insane to think about”, Jordan said.
Yi Jianlian led China with 18 points and seven rebounds, as he was a flawless 8-of-8 from the free throw line.
These are the factors to watch for Team USA at Rio 2016. Joining him in the scoreboard was fellow Warriors teammate, Klay Thompson, who scored 17 points on 10 shots. “We still have a ways to go before we get to Rio”. With strong play and under Coach K’s guidance, team US should have the ability to bring home the gold. “Individually, everybody knows what we have around us. Our defense was there pretty much the whole game”, he said.
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Team USA was up 55-29 by halftime and continued rolling throughout the second half. China rallied back in the fourth quarter, scoring 19 points during that time period, but their late effort would not lead to their success.
