It was Team USA’s final possession of the first half Sunday. A foreign-looking white and orange orb zipped around in the sort of synergistic show that took the gold-medal game against Serbia from mismatch to sure thing.
Ball movement and teamwork represented the only things the U.S. men’s basketball team couldn’t consistently lord over its Olympic competition. And when the Americans shifted from unselfishly standing around to working with true unselfish purpose, well, they looked a lot like the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors.
Kevin Durant sank the three-pointer to cap that final first-half possession in the 96-66 U.S. victory—after five passes without a dribble. Durant made the extra pass to the corner, and Carmelo Anthony gave it back with the extra-extra pass.
It was also a reminder that Durant and the revival of that Golden (State) Age is soon going to be everything. This was, bottom line, just a prelude to another NBA season.
The only thing we can definitely say about the U.S. men’s team? They were not unsuccessful.
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