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USA Beat Nigeria 110-66 In Pre-olympic Basketball Friendly by etibaba(m): 7:26am On Aug 02, 2016 |
The USA, gunning for their third straight Olympic basketball
gold medal, wrapped up their pre-Summer Games exhibition
series with a dominating 110-66 win over world number 25
Nigeria on Monday night.
The Americans’ buildup to the Rio de Janeiro Games included
five straight exhibition wins, but just one came against an
opponent ranked in the top 10 in the world. They easily beat
No. 4 Argentina, No. 14 China twice and rolled over No. 22
Venezuela by 35 points.
“We played good defense and it led to some fast breaks,”
head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “Our team is very deep.
The most versatile team we have had.”
Despite the absence of NBA stars LeBron James and Stephen
Curry, Krzyzewski’s squad is favored to win a third
consecutive gold.
A half-dozen Americans finished in double figures Monday,
including Carmelo Anthony, who tallied a team high 19
points.
Klay Thompson (17), Kevin Durant (14), DeMar DeRozan (13)
, DeMarcus Cousins (10) and DeAndre Jordan (10) also
finished in double figures. Kyle Lowry had 11 assists and
Jordan grabbed nine rebounds in the victory at the Toyota
Center arena in Houston, Texas.
“It was good way to close it out. Now the big show starts
and we got to lock in,” Anthony said.
He also complained Monday about the basketball they are
going to using during the Rio Games, saying he prefers the
heavier NBA ball.
“It is lighter and more slippery,” Anthony said. “When it
gets wet it is harder to control. That’s a ball you really
have to get used to.”
Point guard Kyrie Irving (bruised left thigh) and Paul George
(left calf) sat out with injuries on Monday. Irving injured his
thigh when he collided with a Venezuela player during
Friday’s contest in Chicago.
Venezuela is in the first-round group with the USA, China,
Australia, France and Serbia.
The Americans play the Chinese again to open the Rio
Olympics on August 6 and also meet Venezuela again. 1 Like
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Re: USA Beat Nigeria 110-66 In Pre-olympic Basketball Friendly by ofemigeorge(m): 7:35am On Aug 02, 2016 |
Jez |
Re: USA Beat Nigeria 110-66 In Pre-olympic Basketball Friendly by GogetterMD(m): 7:39am On Aug 02, 2016 |
We try na, compared to the embarrassment they gave us the last time out |
Re: USA Beat Nigeria 110-66 In Pre-olympic Basketball Friendly by jerryunit48: 7:41am On Aug 02, 2016 |
Wetin you been expect 1 Like |
Re: USA Beat Nigeria 110-66 In Pre-olympic Basketball Friendly by etibaba(m): 7:43am On Aug 02, 2016 |
jerryunit48:110-99 |
Re: USA Beat Nigeria 110-66 In Pre-olympic Basketball Friendly by Folanky(m): 7:55am On Aug 02, 2016 |
ain't surprise |
Re: USA Beat Nigeria 110-66 In Pre-olympic Basketball Friendly by anungangampu: 8:19am On Aug 02, 2016 |
Under 179 owa |
Re: USA Beat Nigeria 110-66 In Pre-olympic Basketball Friendly by ojay2053(m): 8:20am On Aug 02, 2016 |
Chai! USA don open our nyash . Don't worry boys, (yells) get yo azz together!! |
Re: USA Beat Nigeria 110-66 In Pre-olympic Basketball Friendly by Nobody: 8:22am On Aug 02, 2016 |
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