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U.S.A 96 – 66 Serbia – Full Highlights – Rio Olympics Final – 2016
After Kevin Durant hit a 3-pointer early in the second quarter, he walked back down the court, pounding his fist on his chest and yelling at his U.S. teammates on the bench nearby.
Turns out he was just clearing his throat. Durant was just getting going and the United States, inconsistent in these Olympics, was about to make its biggest statement.
Durant’s monster second quarter ended any notion of an upset for Serbia and put the U.S. on the gold-medal stand for the third consecutive Olympics with a 96-66 victory over the Serbians, who surprised in Rio by taking the silver.
Durant had 30 points for the game, 18 of those in the second quarter when he made Carioca Arena I marvel at both his shooting and athleticism and turned an unwatchable game into can’t-miss television before it became a laugher.
“When I’m smiling out there, screaming and beating my chest and showing emotion, that’s when I’m really just lost in the game,” Durant said.
The Rio Olympics weren’t always so easy for Durant and the U.S., but they ended the way most expected, a perfect 8-0 record and gold medal, even if these Americans had to earn it a little more than some of their predecessors.
“We came here and won in spite of what people were saying about this group being less talented, not blowing teams out, not putting teams away,” forward Paul George said. “We did a great job of being mindful of all that, bottling all of that up and really unleashing it against Serbia.”
The U.S. was imperfectly perfect, at least compared with the high bar set by previous squads since the Dream Team in 1992…(read more)
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