“This kind of intensity level we rarely face”, China’s head coach Gong Luming said after the game, referring to the barrage of three-point shots and fast breakaways. In their second warm-up, they beat China by 49 points in Los Angeles. Durant took part in a workmanlike 2 man game between himself and Team USA assistant Monty Williams.
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Given the level of competition Team USA was facing – Tuesday’s 107-57 win, which followed up a 106-57 triumph over the same opponent Sunday in Los Angeles – it was easy for everyone in attendance to let their minds drift to what it will be like here next season.
Kevin Durant led all scorers with 19 points.
He got a dunk shortly after that. As for the man of the night- DJ as the locals call him- is starting to get not only the national, but worldwide recognition he has deserved.
Now obviously Green’s statistics won’t look similar to this for the Warriors next season, but the number to pay attention to here is the field goal attempts.
“We’ve only been together a week, but it seems like we’ve been teammates for years”, Jordan said.
“I’m excited about the team”, he said.
In the victory over China, Melo destroyed once again. He started getting hot from midtown (which is actually downtown in global play).
Here’s how to watch the game online. The team as a whole was paced with the 21 points of DeMarcus Cousins and the 20 points of Carmelo Anthony. Barnes tallied 7 points. He chipped in with 11 rebounds and five of them coming on the offensive end. He was too big and strong for Argentina. This was the second game between the two national teams this week. I’m looking forward more to his first game, even in preseason, at Oracle than I am Tuesday because that’s more representative of our fans.
“I hope it’s going to be…” His new Nike commercial was then shown on the scoreboard multiple times – both before the game and during halftime – to promote the Nike Zoom KD9, his new shoe. “We want to get this gold, but we’re not gold medalists right now”.
Moving on, Durant had a rousing start to the game. He just loves basketball.
The opportunity to play amongst and against the best players in the world is a special opportunity, but it goes deeper for the Warriors. It came from somewhere. I’m not sure that’s ever happened.
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Kevin Durant did something he hasn’t done in what feels like years: he smiled more than he scored. But other than that, they played close to a flawless game. They won by 49 points. Even before Tuesday’s game, Team USA made a decision to cancel practice scheduled for Wednesday. Vegas is terrifyingly good at setting these lines. Instead, those rules are more focused at executives or people working off the court for teams.
