5x5 Men's Olympic History

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM 2012 RESULTS

LONDON, ENGLAND • JULY 29-AUGUST 12, 2012

The 2012 version of the U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team went 8-0 and earned a second consecutive gold medal. The U.S. averaged 115.5 points a game in its eight outings. The USA opened preliminary play with a convincing 98-71 win over France as Kevin Durant recorded 22 points. Eighty of the USA’s 110 points came from its reserve players in a 110-63 rout of overmatched Tunisia. The American’s exploded for a 156-73 win over Nigeria. With the USA trailing a veteran Lithuania team 82-80 in the fourth quarter, LeBron James scored nine of his 20 points in the last four minutes to help the U.S outlast Lithuania for a hard-fought 99-94 win. Taking a 34-32 lead after the first quarter, and up one, 60-59, at halftime, a 42-point third quarter explosion that included five 3-pointers from Durant helped the USA take control and pave the way to a 126-97 win over rival Argentina. A triple-double from James and 20 points from Kobe Bryant helped the U.S overpower Australia 119-86 and advance to the semifinals. James finished with 11 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists for the first triple-double in U.S. Olympic history. Making 18-of-42 3-pointers, the USA finished off Argentina 109-83 in the semis to advance to the gold medal game. Leading by seven points at halftime, Durant sank two 3-pointers in an 8-0 run in the third quarter that gave the USA some breathing room, 59-46, at 6:28. In a game that featured 16 lead changes and six tied scores, 30 points from Durant led a balanced attack that helped the U.S fight off Spain for a 107-100 win to capture the Olympic gold medal. The U.S. led 35-27 at the first break, 59-58 at half and 83-82 entering the fourth quarter. Paul hit a three and drove in for two points to put the USA up 90-84 at 8:46, and the USA went on to post the win as its lead never fell below six points. Making 8-of-13 shots, James added 19 points, seven rebounds and team-high four assists; Bryant added 17 points; Paul finished with 11 points and Love grabbed a team-high nine rebounds to go with nine points.

2012 USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM ROSTER

2012 USA RESULTS (8-0)

NAME

POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)

France Tunisia Nigeria

W, 98-71 W, 110-73 W, 156-63 W, 99-94 W, 126-97 W, 119-86 W, 109-83 W, 107-100

Carmelo Anthony Kobe Bryant Tyson Chandler Anthony Davis Kevin Durant James Harden Andre Iguodala LeBron James

F

6-8 6-6 7-1 6-9 6-5 6-6 6-8 6-10 6-10 6-0

230 205 240 220 235 220 207 250 260 183 187 209

28 33 27 19 23 22 28 27 23 27 23 28

New York Knicks (Syracuse)

G C C G G

Los Angeles Lakers (Lower Merion H.S.) New York Knicks (Dominguez H.S.) New Orleans Hornets (Kentucky) Oklahoma City Thunder (Texas) Oklahoma City Thunder (Arizona State) Denver Nuggets/Philadelphia 76ers (Arizona) Miami Heat (St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S.)

Lithuania Argentina Australia Argentina

G/F

F F

Spain

Kevin Love Chris Paul

Minnesota Timberwolves (UCLA) Los Angeles Clippers (Wake Forest) Oklahoma City Thunder (UCLA)

G G G

Russell Westbrook Deron Williams

6-3 6-3

Brooklyn Nets (Illinois)

FINAL STANDINGS

HEAD COACH: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University ASSISTANT COACH: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University ASSISTANT COACH: Mike D’Antoni ASSISTANT COACH: Nate McMillan TEAM PHYSICIAN: Don Roberts, Portland Trail Blazers ATHLETIC TRAINER: Joseph Sharpe, Oklahoma City Thunder ATHLETIC TRAINER: Casey Smith, Dallas Mavericks USA BASKETBALL MANAGING DIRECTOR: Jerry Colangelo

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

United States (8-0)

Spain (5-3) Russia (6-2)

Argentina (4-4)

Brazil (4-2) France (4-2)

2012 USA MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

Australia (3-3) Lithuania (2-4)

NAME

G/S

FGM-A

PCT

3PM-A

PCT

FTM-A

PCT

REB

PTS

AST

BLK

STL

9.

Great Britain (1-4)

10. Nigeria (1-4) 11. Tunisia (0-5) 12. China (0-5)

Durant Anthony

8/8 8/0 8/8 8/8 8/0 8/0 8/0 8/8 8/0 8/0 8/8 7/0

49-101 46- 86 44- 73 30- 70 34- 54 23- 59 22- 46 25- 49 17- 34 14- 20 14- 20 11- 17

.485 .535 .603 .429 .630 .390 .478 .510 .500 .700 .700 .647 .523 .454

34-65 23-46 6-20 17-39 8-22 13-32 4-12 13-28 6-20

.523 .500 .300 .436 .364 .406 .333 .464 .300 .556

24-27 15-19 12-16 20-22 17-30 13-17 20-27

.889 .789 .750 .909 .567 .765 .741 .500 .571 .500 .333 .667 .717 .698

46/5.8 38/4.8 45/5.6 14/1.8 61/7.6 12/1.5 13/1.6 20/2.5 5/0.6 22/2.8 32/4.0 19/2.7

156/19.5 130/16.3 106/13.3 97/12.1 93/11.6 72/9.0 68/8.5 66/8.3

21 10 45 10 37 13 41 3

5 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 3

13

4

James Bryant

11

9 2 4 7 4 5 3 1

Love

Williams

Westbrook

Paul

3-6 4-7 1-2

20

Harden Iguodala Chandler

44/5.5 34/4.3 32/4.0 26/3.7

6

5-9 0-0 0-0

11

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4-12 4-6

3 0

Davis USA OPP.

8 8

329-629 244-537

129-293 61-184

.440 .332

137-191 118-169

357/44.6 284/35.5

924/115.5 200

19 15

83 25

667/83.4

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