Back to the Olympics Newsfeed

Olympic Basketball 2021: Damian Lillard Drops 21 as USA Beat Iran by 54; Full Results

After having its 25-game winning streak in Olympic competition snapped Sunday versus France, the United States men's basketball team rebounded in its second game against Iran.

Team USA dominated the Iranian squad 120-66, led by 21 points from Damian Lillard. Head coach Gregg Popovich went deep into his bench for production, and the reserves nearly outscored Iran on their own with a combined total of 59 points.

The 120 points the U.S. scored were its most in a game this Olympic season, including four exhibition contests before traveling to Tokyo.

2021 Olympic Men's Basketball Scores - July 28

Team USA def.