Led by 15 points and five assists from Kyrie Irving, Team USA knocked off Serbia by a final score of 94-91 to continue its unbeaten stretch over the first four games of the 2016 Olympics.
But the Americans can't feel at all pleased with what they've managed to accomplish thus far.
This isn't about LeBron James and Stephen Curry sitting out. Even without some of the world's greatest players, Team USA boasts a star-studded roster with at least 10 players definitively better than anyone they've faced in the Group A competition.
A 57-point win against China and a 44-point victory over Venezuela opened with the proper tone, but the Americans haven't looked nearly as engaged since steamrolling overmatched competition in those first two games.
They only mustered up a 10-point margin against Australia after trailing at halftime against the silver-medal contenders Wednesday, and they struggled to put away Serbia until the final possession.
Despite the presence of so many American stars, it often felt like Nikola Jokic (25 points, six rebounds, three a ...
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