The USA men’s basketball team advanced to the gold medal game after beating Australia. But the team’s lack of experience together has continued to threaten a title it’s expected to win.
SAITAMA, Japan—The U.S. men’s basketball team was less than 24 hours from its first game of the Olympics and still waiting. Three of its most important players hadn’t even arrived in Japan.
Even as the U.S. outlasted Australia 97-78 here at Saitama Super Arena to reach Saturday’s gold-medal game, it was clear that this team will never not be a work in progress. It fell behind badly early. It was disorganized defensively and lost offensively. Just as they have throughout their time in Japan, the Americans looked like a band of extremely tall strangers who happen to be great at basketball and were suddenly tasked with winning Olympic gold.
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