Carmelo Anthony, the only U.S. player with Olympic experience other than Durant, became the most successful Olympic basketballer with a third personal gold.
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The rout capped a brilliant tenure as Team USA head coach for Krzyzewski, who signs off after guiding the U.S.to three consecutive Olympic gold medals and an astounding 88-1 record in global competition.
Krzyzewski praised Anthony and Durant for their long-term commitment to the USA team. We corrected our mistakes and came together as a team.
US ran its Olympic winning streak to 25 games and picked up its third consecutive gold medal. “I knew [a backlash] was coming”, Durant said via The Vertical.
United States scoring: Kevin Durant – 30 points, Demarcus Cousins – 13, Klay Thompson – 12, Paul George – 9, Carmelo Anthony – 7, DeMar Derozan – 6, Kyle Lowry – 5, DeAndre Jordan – 4, Kyrie Irving – 4, Harrison Barnes – 2, Jimmy Butler – 2, Draymond Green – 2. Let’s say he decides in 2020 he wants to give it one more run and play for the United States of America team in Tokyo and let’s say the men win again.
The U.S. departs Rio finishing 8-0, taking home their third straight gold medal.
Team USA’s best player stepped up when they needed him most as Kevin Durant scored a game-high 30 points to go along with four assists, three rebounds, three steals and a block. I committed to this in ’04.
Nemanja Nedovic led Serbia with 14 points. I’m here today three gold medals later.
The US beat Serbia on the board by 54-33 and led as many as 41 points. “I want to see the level raised”.
The U.S. struggled earlier in the tournament, but has been dominant in the medal round, beating Argentina, Spain and now Serbia en route to the Olympic title.
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Australia could not get up a shot on their last possession, sending Spain into raptures and giving them bronze to add to their Olympic silvers from Beijing 2008 and London 2012.
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Kyrie Irving also joined some elite company after the win, as he is now one of four players to win an Olympic gold medal and National Basketball Association championship in the same season.
