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The Dream Team averaged 117.3 points and won its games by an average of 43.8 points. The 2012 team averaged a similar point total (115.5) but won by a lesser margin (32.1). The Dream Team beat Croatia by 32 in the gold-medal game, while the 2012 team won by just seven. However, the level of international competition improved since 1992.
The roster was filled with two players returning from the 2012 Olympic team, three from the 2010 FIBA Championship Team, while seven other NBA players made their senior international debuts. The 2014 roster featured four players 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) or larger, the most of any US team since Mike Krzyzewski began coaching the team in 2006.
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C: 4 Kevin Séraphin: 22 – () 7 December 1989 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Washington Wizards: F: 5 Nicolas Batum: 23 – () 14 December 1988
The US scraped past South Sudan 101-100 before surviving a scare against Germany with a 92-88 win. “Don’t take nothing away from South Sudan,” James said after the close win.
Time will tell if it’s another Dream Team, but the roster for the United States men’s basketball team at the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris was officially revealed Wednesday on "TODAY."
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After going up 8–0 in the first 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 minutes of the game, the Americans trailed 58–44 at halftime after South Sudan made 61 percent of their shots in the first half and outscored the United States 21–3 on 3-pointers. Team USA rallied back with an 18–0 run in the second half, going up 79–76 late in the third quarter on a 35-foot ...
Durant also made the team in 2012, 2016 and 2020, bringing home gold all three times. James, meanwhile, won a bronze medal with Team USA in 2004 and gold in 2008 and 2012.