The Olympic Basketball Gymnasium here is the first N.B.A.-style arena in China. From the Black Eyed Peas’ singing “Let’s Get It Started” at tip-off to the scantily clad halftime dancers, it has all the trappings of an N.B.A. showcase.
The United States team showed again Saturday night that it is right at home in Beijing. The gym has been host to a show of basketball gluttony that could be known as Team USA Revival.
In their most thorough and dominating performance of these Olympics, the Americans trounced Spain, the reigning world champion and their supposed stiffest competition, 119-82. It was such a thorough demolition that the Spanish star Pau Gasol was asked in the postgame news conference whether his team had tanked the game.
He dismissed the question, in the same way his teammates had no answer for the Americans, who forced 28 turnovers, outscored Spain by 32-0 on fast-break points and had eight players score in double figures.
Read it all. Our son Nathaniel, a Duke fanantic if ever there were one, keeps saying, Dad, of course they are going to win, they have Coach K. They are playing really well, especially Dwyane Wade.
Let’s go Duke! Let’s go Duke!