Make it three close games in a row for Team USA, but they’ve officially completed the group stage with a perfect record.
No longer are these tight finishes anomalies, but appear to be a trend that may or may not be alarming, depending on your perspective.
Team USA defeated Team France 100-97 to clinch the top seed in Group A. Tony Parker sat out this game with a toe injury, and it immediately evokes hypotheticals about how the outcome would have been different had Parker suited up.
If Team France lost by just three points sans Parker, would Team USA have still have been able to take care of business with Parker on the court?