Basketball at the Olympics

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  1. e_blazer

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    You’re mean.
     
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    No doubt.
     
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    Not allowed to post on my social media, but got great footage of Jokic and the Serbs at the restaurant across the street from our hotel partying BIGTIME after their win in the Bronze game earlier this afternoon…..a let me tell you….he pulled up to collect his medal after the USA game and he was TANKED! HA! The whole team was!
     
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    USA BABY! Bringin' home the gold!
     
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    For those who missed it, this game was closer than last game's near-loss against Serbia.

    With 3 minutes left, the US was up only 3 points (3). In the rest of the game, France outscored the US 8-2 (-6). Also, with 21 seconds left and the game decided, France gave Booker 2 meaningless points (2). And not to leave out any detail, Curry went 4-4 from the 3 (12).

    3-6+2+12 = 11 point victory
     
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    For some reason, I thought Griner was a little more athletic. She moves like Mureșan.
    The USA women could lose this. France's pressure is keeping it close. They should try using Sabrina. They have no 3 pt shooting.

    25 points in the first half? They are not getting any good looks.
     
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    Sabrina doesn't look that great out there today.
     
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    They gotta sit Sabrina. She is playing horribly.
     
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    Aja wilson played well. Plum looks better out there than Sabrina did.
     
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    Wilson with the awful travel
     
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    Wilson misses the first free throw. Sinks the second one to put us in 4.
     
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    Great D by Stewart. Game saver.
     
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    Plum with the clutch free throws.
     
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    Great game. USA! USA!
     
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    I didn’t know Rupert has a sister that plays for the French team.
     
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    Holy smokes France fought hard
     
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    Game of inches, foot was on the line. France was so close to send the game into overtime.
     
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    Glad we got it. What a close game.
     
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    It wasn't pretty but it was exciting. It was an intense game for the full 40 minutes—huge response in the 3rd after being down 10. Plum hit the only 2 three-pointers of the game in the stretch.

    The US women's team will be loaded in 4 years.
     
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