London Olympic men's basketball team semi-final in the evening of 10 over, face rivals Argentina, the U.S. men's basketball team "dream ten team" performance, that group after the victory, with a 109-83 victory over into the men's basketball finals. In the final, they will, with Spain for the championship.
U.S. men's basketball team at the Olympic Games after a fadeaway jumpshooter, Argentina will only negative a, namely in the team had lost to the United States, when the score for 126-97. This is also the revenge war, in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games their semi-final loss to Argentina, only received the bronze. The match, in the starting line-up for: chandler, James and Kevin durant, kobe Bryant, Paul; Argentina's first team for scola, north west aone, delfino, ginobili, ji, was Europe.
The race started, and scola beat chandler, pick the ball success, and take the lead in put into a ball, Argentina 2-0 lead. Team USA then attack, James assists kobe Bryant, kobe Bryant 3-pointer probably hit. Scola and then to two points in, but Bryant then hit a ball again, the United States hit 12-small high tide. Argentina for team USA's defense was deeply taboo, then 24 seconds violations. A critical moment, veteran ginobili hit a shot at 2 points, but kobe Bryant and then to a three points, his personal scores were up to 11 points.
Argentina to strengthen the defense, in the attack, also pay more attention to transfer cooperate, even after 9 points, down the will to 15 than 18. Both sides of the gap between the minimum, is reduced to 2 points, Argentina off after luis scola, team USA again use insider advantage, will expand the score. The first quarter, the United States to 24 19 leading opponent than. "Our team is so comprehensive," Paul this evaluation, and said, "we have someone scoring, defending well, and we still have excellent contentious and tackling ability."
In the second quarter, Argentina to a goal, but the United States control rebounds, James and f repeatedly punches, help the team score gap widen again. The first half than the United States and 40 lead. Rebounds as two crucial team, it was Argentina's economic, very reluctantly: "rebounding is everything. They score, means that more behind game in an."
The third quarter, Argentina rely on three points of manu ginobili, than to 43 down the 47, but the United States since then accelerate the game, durant in this quarter end even two 3-pointers, and team USA 74-57 big lead going into the final quarter. Argentina coach LaMaSi for team USA 3 very headache, but because the United States and the control of the basket, they can not effectively defense.
The fourth quarter, the United States come up to even eight points, will lead to 25 points, the game is actually out into the early garbage time. U.S. men's basketball team changed into the bench, originally exciting showdown confrontation of team USA became an exhibition. Team USA hurricane 3-pointers, from increasing quickly, ultimately the United States to a 109-83 double Argentina, again in the final. "When they in form, not defeated," delfino after the game so evaluation team USA, "they are the best in the world ran shooting team."
The whole game, the United States 2 points for the ball and 25, shooting 64% from 3-point line, he cast 42 shooting 43%, making 18 of, ahead of rivals. The United States took off 46 rebounds, Argentina only 29.
The United States scores highest is Kevin durant, he had 19 points and James 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, Anthony 18 points, kobe Bryant took off 13 points. Argentina ginobili had 18 points, scola and delfino each contribution 15 points.
In the other semi-final, the Spanish reversal by beating Russia, take the lead in the final. The men's basketball final in London will be local time 12 afternoon 3 when war, this also is the United States and Spain for the second time in a row met in the final, the United States had in Beijing Olympic Games to beat his opponent the title. The United States broke into the Olympic final 14 times, 13 times the title. However, for Spain, the United States will strike durant comments: "they are a incredible team, the team trained and their big players can go the whole. They can run, can score, can block the attack, difficult." The team also give the United States; James knock the alarm bell: "we can't waste time opportunity, also can't think that victory is taken for granted, we must things make the mind of an extremely meet Sunday's showdown.
