{"id":39462,"date":"2021-08-03T08:06:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T08:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=39462"},"modified":"2021-08-03T08:06:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T08:06:43","slug":"tokyo-olympics-usa-mens-basketball-team-beat-spain-to-reach-last-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=39462","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo Olympics: USA men’s basketball team beat Spain to reach last four"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jayson Tatum is among the American players making their Olympic debuts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/thead>\n\n\n\n
Dates:<\/strong> 23 July-8 August <\/span>Time in Tokyo:<\/strong> BST +8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coverage:<\/strong> Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Team USA beat Spain for the fourth Olympics in a row as they reached the semi-finals in Tokyo with a 95-81 win.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Spain led by 11 points (40-29) in the second quarter thanks to some fierce defence and the scoring of Ricky Rubio.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

But the defending champions came roaring back to level it at 43-43 by the break and took control in the third quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once again, Kevin Durant topped the USA scoring with 29 while Rubio finished with 38 for the losers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The USA will now take on either Argentina or Australia, who play in the last of the four quarter-finals at 13:00 BST.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We drove it to the rim at the end of the second and were able to get our rhythm back a little bit,” said Durant, who plays with NBA side Brooklyn Nets. <\/span><\/p>\n

“I like how we played from the end of the second quarter all the way up to finish the game and that’s how winners play ball.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier, Slovenia, led by Dallas Mavericks star Luca Doncic, secured their semi-final spot with a 94-70 success over Germany and they will face the winners of Italy and France who play at 09:20.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Americans came into the game with a 16-2 Olympic and World Cup record against the team ranked just below them at second in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

They had also beaten the Spaniards in the 2016 Olympic semi-finals and in the 2008 and 2012 finals.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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