Durant with US basketballers around gold: "A great leader" - Gold
When the Olympic Gold Mission of US Basketballers stood at the game, Kevin was full of Durant. "Many have expected us to fail in this situation," said the NBA superstar after the 97:78 (42:45) in the semifinals against Australia. 15 points were the Americans back on Thursday. "But we were ready to fight and knew that we can come back quickly," Durant said. With its 23 points, a lot of tranquility and overview, the 32-year-old of the Brooklyn Nets had a large proportion of the fact that the USA on Saturday (4.30 am Mesz) in the final against France, for the fourth time can become one Olympic champion.
"The journey until this was fun. It rarely happens that you have the chance to get to gold as often," Durant said. "I'm really looking forward to the final. That's a new experience every time." In 2012 and 2016 he was already involved in the Gold Triumphen, in 2008 he was still out of afar. While other sizes from the strongest league of the world such as Lebron James, Russell Westbrook or Stephen Curry renounced the trip to Tokyo, the exceptional king is already there again. "He does not have to be here, but he is 100 percent here and a great leader," TeamKollege Devin Booker said about "KD".
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Also coach Gregg Popovich praised Durant, who is as a world champion, twice a NBA champion and Elf painter Allstar as high as none of his colleagues. Durant live the Olympic spirit without putting on the center. Already he is the most successful point collector in the glorious history of the US team, which is only a "Dream Team Light" this year. Many big names are missing compared to past times, yet they are simply superior to the competition in the crucial moments. The defeat also changes to the prelude to France - her first at Olympia for 17 years - not really much.
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Only briefly, Australia was allowed to hope for the final participation. A 26:41 in the second quarter turned Durant & Co. in the second half ice cold. "They filled us and it looked as if we had never played together," Popovich said to the strong initial phase of the "Boomers". But then you have increased especially in the defensive, the Australians were henceforth opportunities.
At the end of the Saitama Super Arena, it is once again against the World Cup third France, which had prevailed dramatically in the second semifinals with 90:89 against European champion Slovenia. Also superstar Luka Doncic, who lost for the first time in the national jersey, could not prevent the third triple-double of the Olympic History (16 points, 10 rebounds, 18 assists).
Since the Dream team around Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson in 1992 in Barcelona triumphed, the gold winner was six seven times US, interrupted only in Athens 2004 by Argentina. The run should be continued against the strong French. "I would like to play now now," Wing Player Zach Lavine said.
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