Kevin Durant led the team scoring 19 points on 5-of-7 shooting while Klay Thomson added 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting.
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DeMar DeRozan scored 13 points in his hometown Los Angeles, and DeMarcus Cousins had 12 points and seven rebounds in the second stop on the five-city tour leading the Americans to Rio de Janeiro.
So it was left for each side to set a mission and focus on specific details in what turned into a 106-57 rout for Team USA.
They proved to be a phenomenon on and off the court, with their all-star line up delighting the fans as they went on to lift the gold medal with an average of a 44 point win margin over the course of the event.
LOS ANGELES (Rio 2016 Olympic Games) – China head coach Gong Luming readily admits he expected his team to be overmatched against the U.S. in their exhibition game on Sunday in California. Most teams don’t have the talent to match up and drive right against the USA, so they have a different strategy and there’s more at play for the U.S. besides driving the lane and kicking out to the corner for an open 3-pointer.
Former LSU women’s basketball standouts Seimone Augustus and Sylvia Fowles will be in action Monday evening as the USA Women’s National Team begins its exhibition slate in preparation for the Olympic Games in Rio.
“No, it’s [the injury] behind me… you know I don’t play the game expecting to get hurt. It was an honor to play against them then and it is an honor to play against them now”.
“We have great shooters and explosive scorers, we’re big and athletic, and I think we’ll really be able to defend”, Coach K, as he’s known, remarked at the rollout event.
“He won’t get booed on Tuesday”, Myers said dryly.
“They all impressed me because I like when people play hard and they play together”, Krzyzewski said.
The hatred continued in their tune-up game at the Staples Center where Kevin Durant and Draymond Green received boos from the fans. Team USA’s next showcase against China will be a late tip locally, starting 10 p.m. Eastern.
DeAndre Jordan blocked a feeble shot attempt, sprinted to the other end and grabbed a lob from Kyle Lowry with one hand and jammed it with thunderous force. He quickly found his outside stroke with 14 points and four assists in the first half, and Cousins overpowered the Chinese down low for 12 first-half points on the way to a 55-29 halftime lead.
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“I respect (New York Liberty star) Tina (Charles) and the players in the WNBA for their concern and their voices and the passion that they have and for their beliefs”.
