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Durant scores 29, US reaches Olympic semis, tops Spain 95-81
By TIM REYNOLDSAugust 3, 2021 GMT
The difference: The Americans had Kevin Durant.
He’s never gone to the Olympics and not won gold and clearly, doesn’t plan on that changing. Durant scored 29 points to keep his quest for a third Olympic title alive, and the Americans are headed to the medal round after ousting Spain 95-81 on Tuesday in a quarterfinal matchup at the Tokyo Games.
“We’ve just got to finish it. Got to finish it,” Durant said. “We’re supposed to be here. For us, it’s about getting the gold.”
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After trailing the Czech Republic by double digits in the first half of their last game of group play, the United States Men’s Basketball Team found themselves in the same situation versus Spain in the quarterfinals of the tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
And in both instances, Team USA pulled away for a convincing victory.
After having no answer for Ricky Rubio on defense and clanking wide open three after wide open three on offense in the first half, the United States settled in on both ends of the court in the second half to come away with a 95-81 victory at Saitama Super Arena in Japan’s capital.
Nors skirtumas dar buvo sumažėjęs iki keturių taškų, tačiau JAV vėl surengė spurtą, nutolo nuo oponentų, o Ispanijai surasti jėgų dar vienam sugrįžimui nepavyko.
R.Rubio buvo neįtikėtinas. Gynėjas pelnė net 38 taškus, atkovojo 4 kamuolius, atliko 2 rezultatyvius perdavimus ir finišavo su 34 naudingumo balais savo taupyklėje.
R.Rubio pagerino savo karjeros rezultatyvumo rinktinėje rekordą. Dar joks ispanas olimpinėse žaidynėse nebuvo pelnę daugiau taškų.
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Nugalėtojams K.Durantas surinko 29 taškus.