Next up on their pre-Olympic tour is another game against China on Tuesday at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., where Durant will play before his new home fans for the first time since signing with the Warriors as a free agent. Their dominance does speak of their superiority, but there have been a number of special teams over the years as well. They’re slated to play on August 6, the first day of action, as the Americans look to defend their title as the world’s basketball superpower.
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Kevin Durant lead the Argentine game in scoring with 23 points. Durant made 3-point baskets on his only two shots of the first quarter as part of an 11-0 run in a 1:56 span that turned the last of the game’s three ties into an 18-7 lead with 1:42 left in the quarter. Durant surely wants to use this opportunity to create a rapport on the court with Thompson and Green before they embark on the Warriors’ quest to win a 2nd championship in 3 seasons. His teammate Bogdan Bogdanovic is a deadly outside shooter, and shot 57.8 percent from the floor and an absurd 55.6 percent from three-point range.
And Team USA will have to be able to handle the pressure, even if they’re expected to do so. “We’ve got wings that can guard four positions”. No. 2 you already know the guys, I mean we know Ginobili, Nocioni, (Luis) Scola and (Carlos) Delfino, knowing in the sense that we’ve played against those guys a bunch of times. Sacramento center DeMarcus Cousins notched a double-double by the third quarter, finishing with 14 points and 15 rebounds.
Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant of the United States celebrate after the men’s gold medal basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Gong is no stranger to the gulf in class that exists between the U.S. and most of the teams they go up against. Krzyzewski added that they are learning more about each other and that they are growing together as a unit.
Durant, one of the two returning American gold medalists from London, heard boos from the LA crowd during pregame introductions.
“We are blessed with a lot of talent here in the U.S., we have the ability to withstand players dropping out for various reasons”, Colangelo told Reuters in a telephone interview.
While Curry chose to skip the Olympics, Green and Thompson will be with Durant for the duration, building chemistry and togetherness as the second trio of National Basketball Association teammates to play Olympic hoops together since the National Basketball Association joined the Games in 1992.
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