The loss doesn’t knock the US out of medal contention, but it essentially eliminates the margin for error. The scary thing about Giannis’ first NBA title? At 26 he is only getting better Going back to the World Cup in China two years ago, the US have won three and lost five in their last eight games with NBA players in the lineup. The Olympics, though, were supposed to be different. The first four of those were exhibitions in Las Vegas that weren’t supposed to mean much.
The US have won two and lost three of their games this summer. Jrue Holiday had 18 points for the US, Bam Adebayo had 12, Damian Lillard 11 and Kevin Durant had 10. Fournier, who plays for the Boston Celtics in the NBA, had 28 points for France, while Rudy Gobert scored 14 and Nando de Colo had 13. The US had won 25 consecutive Olympic games, last losing at the Athens Games 17 years ago, when they had to settle for the bronze medal. Evan Fournier’s three-pointer with just under a minute left put France ahead in what became a 83-76 win over the Americans on Sunday in the opening game for both teams at the Tokyo Olympics. France, the team that knocked them out of contention in the Basketball World Cup two years ago, dealt the US a major blow once again. And the US team’s quest for a fourth consecutive gold medal is already in doubt. For the first time since 2004, the US men’s basketball team have lost in the Olympics.
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