TOKYO — In the two games since the debacle against France to open these Olympics, the U.S. men’s basketball team has scored 239 points. These are 40-minute games, mind you.
It opened the second half here against the Czech Republic by hitting 21-of-25 shots en route to an easy 119-84 victory.
Kevin Durant was firing on all cylinders offensively, pouring in 23 points on just 11 shots.
“It’s tough to make any adjustment when a guy is hitting shots as a 7-footer,” Czech captain Tomas Satoransky said.
Jayson Tatum got going to the tune of 27 points for the U.