Team USA holds off Spain for gold
August 25th, 2008 by Sun Screen
Team USA holds off Spain for gold
The United States won the gold medal in Olympic men’s basketball Sunday with a 118-107 victory over Spain. The Americans won their first gold medal since the 2000 Olympics, but not without a fight. They led by just four points with less than 2 1/2 minutes remaining before pulling away to beat the same team they handled by 37 points in pool play. Dwyane Wade scored 27 points and Kobe Bryant added 20 for the Americans.NBA/~4/373312813″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
Breaking down the road to redemption
For the first time since 2000, the U.S. struck gold in an international hoops event. Charley Rosen breaks down how it happened.NBA/~4/373495981″ height=”1″ width=”1″/>
