Team usa basketball 2012 full game

ET, will be broadcast live nationally on NBC. In addition to the television broadcast, the game can also be watched live via an online stream at NBCOlympics.

The United States defeated Spain twice during the Olympics, including a win in the gold medal game. Team USA enters the gold medal game in with a perfect record in Olympic play. Spain, on the other hand, is with two losses during the group play round. Pau Gasol leads Spain in scoring at Even when Spain was missing shots, it managed to find points in the early going by rebounding them and putting them back up.

The lead as a whole was built inside. Opponent after opponent is having that same interior success against this team. Bam Adebayo and Draymond Green, for all of their other virtues, are not traditionally-sized centers. That has given opponents easy access to the basket on drives and rebounds.

Spain lost this game in part because it couldn't take advantage to the degree that it needed to. They missed several makeable layups and bunnies inside that could have shrunken this margin. If Team USA reaches the gold medal game, it will likely either be against France, a team that beat them thanks in part to Rudy Gobert's interior excellence, or Slovenia, a team that has Luka Doncic, who can get to the rim at will.

This weakness is going to be tested again before the tournament's end. Marc Gasol heavily implied that this was his last international tournament for Spain after the loss. Pau Gasol is 41 years old and unlikely to return.

Rubio is the spring chicken of the Spanish core at Rudy Fernandez is 36 and Sergio Llull is In all likelihood, we have seen the last of a Spanish group that has undoubtedly been the best non-American national team in the world for the past decade.

They never quite made it over the hump. In and , they pushed Team USA in gold medal games. They took home bronze in despite Marc Gasol missing out due to a broken foot. The stars just never quite aligned for them. If Team USA's disastrous team had come four years later, they might have a gold medal instead of Argentina.

If Gasol is healthy in , perhaps they push an American team that played several close games then. It's a sad ending for one of the best international teams in FIBA history. They may remain competitive, but it may be years or decades before they capture the same success as this group had. Team USA's greatest rival is officially out of the tournament, and possibly out of contention for the foreseeable future.

It's on to the Tokyo semifinals! Jrue has our last 5! They now lead by 10 off of his layup. Rubio again! That's 34 points! Spain trails by eight. They'll need some luck to get back into this thing, but they have a shot here. Great defense by Garuba there to knock the ball away from Bam. He squanders the opportunity by traveling on the other end, though. Garuba's athleticism on display there with that dunk, but obviously it was uncontested after the whistle.

Tatum for 3 right at the end of the shot clock! His ability to run down the court and fly through the air is perfect for international competition, and his newfound post game is going to be useful on a team that lacks a true scorer down low. The United States should be the favorites heading into the Olympics, and they're going to flat-out dominate at times throughout the competition. Team U. To say this team lacks size is a bit unfair—James and Anthony have proven they can use their size to their advantage against international play—but they do lack a consistent inside force on offense.

This team is so fast and so strong, expect to see them in a fast-break mindset most of the time in London. When they do get into half-court situations, their three-point shooting and extreme athleticism should help propel them to success. They'll be tested at times throughout the tournament, but Team U. A should walk away as gold medal winners in the Olympic games.