Olympic Tokyo 2020 : Men's Basketball #14 - United States vs Iran
Team USA comes right back from their first-round loss to France with such a dominating 120-66 victory against Iran.
The Americans put the smackdown in a dominant performance against an Iranian team that was theoretically ahead of them in the Group A rankings owing to point differential.
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USA #6 Dmian Lillard - Score 21 points, two rebound and five assist, looks happy with the scores displayed on the board.
Joining kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and Klay Thompson, he become the 4th player in Men's United State Basketball history to make seven 3-pointers in Olympics games.
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But, more significantly, it re-establishes Team USA as the Olympic favourites in overall.
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USA #7 Kevin Durant with his 3-pointer shoots, he scored 10 points, five rebounds, five assist, two steals and three blocked shots.
Team USA hit 19 3-pointers as their shooting and agility outclassed an Iran team that lacked a current NBA player.
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USA #15 Devin Booker steals the ball from Iran #13 Mohammad Jamshidijafarabadi and Iran #41 Arsalan Kazemi
img sourceUSA #4 Keldon Johnson make a SLAM DUNK and scores into Iran's ring!! He had four points, one rebound and one assist.
They were just unable to overcome the significant talent gap they faced in this encounter.
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Czech Repbulic #24 Jan Vesely
Team USA will meet the Czech Republic for a chance to advance to the knockout stage of the competition.
United State (USA) 120 - 66 (IRI) Islamic Rep. of Iran
28 [Quarter1] 12
32 [Quarter2] 18
22 [Quarter3] 13
38 [Quarter4] 23
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Current Tournament summary
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