As they say, it’s not how you start it’s how you finish. The U.S. men’s basketball took that to heart in their quarterfinal contest against Spain, getting the 95-81 victory to advance to Tokyo Olympics basketball semifinals.
Team USA overcame a sluggish first half, where they shot 4-of-17 on 3-pointers and played subpar defense en route to a tied game going into the second half. The Americans came out aggressive to start the third quarter as Kevin Durant scored 13 of his 29 points in the quarter, helping the USA build a double-digit lead.
“It was a huge boost,” Durant said.