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Team USA lost their second straight exhibition game 91–83 to Australia. It was the fourth loss in five games for the Americans dating back to the 2019 World Cup. [ 74 ] The Americans held a 10-point lead in the second half, but they were held without a field goal in the last 4:34. [ 75 ]
Team USA lost its opening game to Puerto Rico by 19 points, which stands as the largest margin of defeat for the U.S. in the Olympics. [4] It ended their 24-game Olympic winning streak since 1992, when National Basketball Association (NBA) players were first allowed to compete. [5] The team also lost a group stage game to Lithuania and the semi ...
Here, Team USA won 95–91 after overcoming a 17-point deficit, with Curry scoring 36 points. [66] In the final, the Americans faced France for the second straight Olympics, with Curry scoring 24 points to lead the team to a 98–87 win. [67] This win was Team USA's fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal in men's basketball. [68]
The U.S. men’s basketball team faces the very real possibility of failing to win a gold medal for the first time since 2004 during the Tokyo Olympics.
It won’t be a cakewalk for Team USA in Olympics basketball this year. In yet another stunning upset of the NBA-laden all-star squad, Team France beat Team USA 83-76 Sunday in an opening loss at ...
After the 2023 U.S. World Cup team finished in fourth place, the first time since 1970 that Team USA failed to medal in consecutive World Cups, [10] [11] USA Basketball executive director Grant Hill and head coach Steve Kerr tried to persuade more experienced players to join the Olympic team. [9]
Second largest USA margin of victory in Olympic competition [4] Game 3: Philippines: W 121–53 +68: Preliminary Group Play: Tied for third largest USA margin of victory in Olympic competition [4] Game 4: Bulgaria: W 85–44 +41: Quarterfinal Group Play [4] Game 5: Brazil: W 113–51 +62: Quarterfinal Group Play [4] Game 6: USSR: W 85–55 +30 ...
Previously, four WNBA rookies - Rebecca Lobo in 1996, Diana Taurasi in 2004, Candace Parker in 2008 and Breanna Stewart in 2016 – have been selected for Team USA’s Olympic rosters, while ...