After an up-and-down performance against Turkey on Sunday, it was important that Team USA came away with a convincing win against the New Zealand Tall Blacks.
Mission accomplished.
The United States skated to an easy 98-71 win, the outcome of which was never really in doubt. There are definitely still a few kinks to work out on both ends, but this was an encouraging (and much-needed) performance on both ends for Team USA.
Team USA Grades:
Stephen Curry: B-
Anthony Davis: A
Kenneth Faried: A+
Kyrie Irving: A-
Klay Thompson: B+
Rest of Team: B+
Stephen Curry: B-
Curry was a bit too careless with the ball in this one, but his five turnovers were emblematic of why he was so dangerous—he was always looking to push the ball ahead.
Team USA's bigs were terrific running the floor, and Curry was the reason why they were able to cash in so often. He was sometimes a little overzealous and trie ...
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