When you’re USA Basketball, everyone is coming at your neck on the court and off, trying to pick you apart and find any criticism to levy. But this edition of Team USA has shown that it knows who it is, it knows how to play and it knows who matters the most, finishing group play with a dominant 104-83 win.
The Americans had a new challenge on Saturday facing a much smaller Puerto Rico team led by Jose Alvarado and Tremont Waters where the Americans have cruised thus far thanks in part to their size.
Puerto Rico started hot too, 5-of-8 from 3 en route to a 30-25 lead after one quarter (adjusted to 4-for-7 and 29-25 after a foot-on-the-line review).