Team USA Defeats Spain 107-100, Earns Gold Medal


by Adam Figman

It wasn’t the easy road some assumed it’d be—especially at the end there, at least for a few minutes—but Team USA has accomplished what they were largely expected to do, rolling through the Olympic competition without a single loss and bringing home a gold medal. A 107-100 victory against Spain sealed the deal, a win that came on the backs of Kevin Durant (30 points, 9 rebounds) and LeBron James (19 points, 7 rebounds).

Here’s a quick recap, courtesy of CBS:

Kevin Durant scored 30 points, LeBron James added 19 and the U.S. men’s basketball team defended its Olympic title, holding off stubborn Spain 107-100 on Sunday for the gold medal — just as the Americans did in 2008.

Kobe Bryant added 17 for the U.S., which only led by one point after three quarters and was ahead just 97-91 when James drove the lane for a thunderous dunk and followed a miss by Spain with a 3-pointer. In the final minute, U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski, in his final international game, took out his top stars who came to London determined to keep American basketball on top. When the final horn sounded, Krzyzewski locked James in a tight embrace as Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA rocked the arena.

Pau Gasol scored 24 and Juan-Carlos Navarro had 21 for Spain, which had to settle for silver in the second straight Olympics.