{"id":13833,"date":"2012-08-11T18:08:49","date_gmt":"2012-08-11T18:08:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-08-11T18:08:49","modified_gmt":"2012-08-11T18:08:49","slug":"US-NBA-stars-beat-Spain-to-take-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=13833","title":{"rendered":"US NBA stars beat Spain to take gold"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United States Dream Team of NBA stars captured their second Olympic men’s basketball gold medal in a row and the 14th overall for America by beating Spain 107-100 in today’s championship game!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The US multi-millionaire lineup of NBA elite claimed their fifth crown in the past six Olympics<\/strong>, improving to 62-1 since revamping the national team program after settling for bronze in 2004.<\/p>\n

The Americans ran through the tournament undefeated just as they did in 2008 when they defeated Spain 118-107 in the Beijing final.<\/strong> The latest roster had five gold winners from Beijing and five from the US 2010 world champions.<\/p>\n

But reigning European champion Spain, routed by the US NBA stars in a pre-Olympic exhibition game last month in Barcelona, stayed with the defending champions to the very end<\/strong>, keeping within reach until the final minutes.<\/p>\n

Kevin Durant led the US stars with 30 points while LeBron James had 19 and Kobe Bryant added 17.<\/p>\n

Pau Gasol, Bryant’s NBA Los Angeles Lakers’ teammate, led Spain with 24 points <\/strong>while Juan-Carlos Navarro added 21 and Rudy Fernandez contributed 14.<\/p>\n

The Americans led 83-82 entering the fourth quarter and began picking up the defensive intensity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

James answered with a slam dunk and followed a Marc Gasol dunk with a 3-pointer to put the Americans ahead 102-93 with 1:59 remaining.<\/p>\n

US players began celebrating with hugs when James and others were pulled from the court with 37 seconds to play.<\/strong> Paul and James Harden hit late free throws to seal the triumph.<\/p>\n

The Americans led 59-58 at half-time and Spain hung with them at the start of the third quarter thanks to Pau Gasol, who scored Spain’s first 13 points of the second half and keyed a 10-6 run to close the period.<\/p>\n

Too bad Lin wasn’t in the game!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source AP<\/em>
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