Tokyo Olympics: Basketball LIVE, July 25, Day 2 —Team USA Men's Basketball kick off their campaign — Updates, score, results, blog
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog for Basketball on Day 2 of the Tokyo Olympics.
The legendary Kevin Durant (Source: Bleacher Report)
Join us as we witness Team USA's campaign for a third straight gold in the Olympics. The team led by the legendary Kevin Durant is all set to go up against contenders France, led by three-time Defensive Player of The Year Rudy Gobert. We are looking forward to an exciting game filled with some of the best talents the game has ever witnessed.
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France with a huge win against the United States. Evan Fournier's 28 and Rudy Gobert's dominance in the paint helped France win with a margin of 83-76.
Evan Fournier continued to add to his memorable night by adding two more , bringing his total to 28.
Damian Lillard slipped with 17 seconds to go and Fournier grabs on to the ball. This sums up USA's night with them failing to take advantage of situations.
France lead by 3 with 21.8 seconds to go with De Colo hitting both his free throws.
Draymond forced to foul with 22 seconds to go. De Colo on the line to increase the lead for France.
France's hustle plays lead to Fournier's go ahead bucket (76-74) US try countering but miss with 23 seconds left to go. We officially have our first nail biter.
Gobert cuts the lead with less than a minute and a half to go!
Evan Fournier continues his strong night by scoring a three when they desperately needed. (72-74 US)
Nic Batum cuts USA's lead to four with a three-pointer.
Chicago Bulls star Zach Lavine builds the lead back up to five with a three.
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