Team USA beat the world champions

In the last Olympic game, team USA has able to prove their qualities by beat the FIBA world champions, Spain. The dream team beat Spanish national team 119-82. This high scoring game caused by superb 12 3 points shoot. Everybody scores for team USA, including 8 players that able to get a double digit score. LeBron James becomes the dream team’s top scorer by 18 points. Dwyane Wade continues his superb play in the Olympic with scoring 16 points, same with Denver Nuggets superstar, Carmelo Anthony.

Both of the backup point guard, Chris Paul and Deron Williams play superb with 14 and 11 points. The NBA MVP, Kobe Bryant also added 11 points. With Dwight Howard and Tayshaun Prince scored 10 points, team USA has able to crush Spain defense and scored superb 119 points. The defense from Gasol’s brother both Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol is not able to handle superior dream team side. All of the Spain members have been frustrated with the superb team USA. Gasol brother, Jose Garbajossa, Calderon, until the wonder kid, Ricky Rubio, cannot believe they have beaten by this huge margin.

With winning all previous game in the preliminary round, team USA will secure the first seed in pool A, no matter what result from the last preliminary game against Dirk Nowitzky. Team USA in the high level of confident. With winning from the host nation, China, then they won from the African side, Angola, after that, doing the sweet revenge against Greece then with a perfect game against Spain, team USA believe they will secure the gold from Beijing.

Sweet revenge by team USA

In the past FIBA world championship, team USA that predicted to be the easy winner had surprisingly defeated by superb three points shoot and defensive team by Greece. However, in the Olympic basketball game in Beijing, China, team USA pay their game. They keep their chances by beat Greece in the sweet revenge by 92-69.

Since tip-off, the Team USA members do not want to reduce their pressure into Greece. They do not want to lose against the Hyena army again. Team USA has able to play with full concentration until the end of game. If in the FIBA world championship Greece can bombard Team USA behind the arc, it is not happen again in the last Beijing Olympic game. Greece only scores a poor 22% of three points shoot.

In the other side, Team USA has able to break Greece’s defense. With a superb 18 points from the NBA MVP, Kobe Bryant and also the Toronto Raptors power forward, Chris Bosh, Team USA easily scored 92 points. The star from previous 2 games, Dwyane Wade also scored 17 points while LeBron James scores 13 points.

The win against Greece was make Team USA qualified to the quarter final. They also get a good confident before face the world champions, Spain. But, the main benefit from this win is that Team USA has success to the sweet revenge.

Team USA crushes the African side

In the latest match of the Olympic basketball preliminary game, Team USA easily beat the African side, Angola with a 97-76 on score line. Like the first match again chine, the dream team once more lead by Miami Heat’s guard, Dwyane Wade. With only 16 minutes in the court, Wade has able to produce superb 19 points and lead the team to crush Angola. Dwight Howard also plays well with 14 points when LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony produce 12 points in addition to the easy win for team USA.

The dream team itself does not play too hard to gain the big win. They give their starter a lot of rest. No one from the team USA starter (Jason Kidd, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard) who plays more than 20 minutes. LeBron James is the starter who plays longer with 19 minutes. In this game, coach K gives the team USA’s bench much more minutes play. Jason Kidd, like usual, does not need to make any shoot to help the team to win. Both of the Jason Kidd back up players, Deron Williams and Chris Paul has shown superb play to change the dream team general.

The match again Angola has shown the perfect rotation and the deep bench order in the team USA. Coach K has shown that the dream team can win big without its starter. With previous 101-70 wins again China, Team USA leads the groups with Spain just behind them. It is interesting to see who’s the stronger between the world champions, Spain against team USA, the dream team that has the deep bench order. I can’t wait for that!