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Team USA advances to third-straight gold medal game, edges out Spain, 82-76

Momentum was there for the taking, but Team USA battled foul trouble and sloppiness in an uneven win over Spain behind DeAndre Jordan's dominance on the glass and 22 points from Klay Thompson.

Faced with containing Ricky Rubio's ability to penetrate-and-kick after holding the Argentinians below 80 points in the quarterfinals, Team USA's renewed defensive focus proved to be more than Fool's Gold in the Americans' continued pursuit of Olympic gold, as they earned a gritty, 82-76, win over Spain.

Though questions continued to linger regarding Pau Gasol's availability ahead of today's semifinals, Spain's leading scorer appeared in good health early, as he poured in twelve of his team's first sixteen points while testing DeMarcus Cousins and DeAndre Jordan's ability to contest his shot out of the pick-and-roll.