The US men’s basketball delegation seeks a victory on the second day of the group stage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. After an unexpected setback against France (83-76) in the debut, Gregg Popovich’s men want show a good level against the Iran team, the Cinderella of Group A.
Americans, who they have not been able to defeat France in their last two official matches, they played a bad game in general and they ended up succumbing with a horrible final minutes. With Kevin Durant and Damian Lillard, the main stars, far from their best version, The United States stayed at 36.2% in field goals and an astonishing 31.3% in three-point shots..
Faced with a France from less to more, only Jrue Holiday (18 points, 4 assists and 7 rebounds) kept the Americans in the fight, but the combined ended up deflating in the end: in the last three minutes he only scored two points, with a 16-2 run. Against Iran, and despite the bitter defeat against France, the American team is a great favorite to win.
Kevin Durant and Damian Lillard, get the level back
Gregg Popovich’s two main offensive weapons, Kevin Durant and Damian Lillard, did not show a great version in debut. The Brooklyn Nets forward was left with 10 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds, while the Portland Trail Blazers point guard, who lost a key ball in the closing stages, had 11 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds.
Both are essential for the combined in these Olympic Games, in which they want to forget the mistakes made in the past World Cup. Other secondary players like Devin Booker, Middleton o Jason Tatum they must also step forward.
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