American basketball players are competing for gold at the Olympics. The ‘Dream Team’ won the quarterfinal match against Spain: 95-81. The difference was made in the second half of the match.
The United States is a fifteen-time Olympic champion in men’s basketball. Only four times did gold not be taken by the United States.
Spain started strong, had a long presence, but were 43-43 against the ‘Dream Team’ at half-time. In the third quarter, the United States withdrew from Spain. The win was 95-81 without any problems. For the Spaniards, it was the first Olympic Games in men’s basketball since 2004 to win a medal: silver in 2008 and 2012 and bronze in 2016.
The United States enjoyed a moderate production for the games. As the play-offs in their country ended late, many star players wanted to rest. Some are missing due to corona infection, some came to Tokyo last time. Earlier in these games, American basketball players had already lost to France (76-83). This is the sixth loss for Americans in many years at the event.
Slovenia had previously beaten Germany 94-70 to advance to the semifinals. France beat Italy 84-75. Then today is the last quarter of the Olympic basketball tournament: Australia-Argentina. The winner of that match will face the United States in the semifinals.
The last time the United States won gold was in 2004. Then the title went to Argentina and the United States won the ‘only’ bronze.
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