closed the Olympics with a flourish.ĭurant demonstrated his usual shooting touch and obvious emotion, pumping his fist after a first-half dunk, and running to the bench for emphatic high-fives after making a third-quarter three-pointer.ĭurant also covered everyone from point guards to France's physical center Rudy Gobert, forcing Gobert to travel on an early fourth-quarter possession. began improving its defense and Durant began orchestrating the offense, and the U.S. in the team's first game of the Olympics.
to its fourth straight gold medal with a 87-82 victory over France.įrance defeated the U.S. Saturday at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, he scored 29 points to lead the U.S. men's basketball team missing a handful of superstars, Durant became the dominant player of the Olympics. SAITAMA, Japan – For his last warmup shots before every game in Tokyo, Kevin Durant would launch the ball toward the rafters, trying to make the ball swish without moving the net.ĭurant aimed high throughout the Olympics, and hit his mark.
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