LONDON -- Coach Mike Krzyzewski and the U.S. basketball team has done it again, beating Spain, 107-100, in the gold-medal men's basketball final Sunday.
Spain put up a great fight and the U.S. only led by one, 83-82, entering the fourth quarter. But LeBron James had a big fourth quarter and the U.S. clamped down on defense.
The game was a rematch of the 2008 gold-medal game, also close and also won by the U.S.
Coach Mike Krzyzewski, 65, has said he will stop coaching the U.S. team after this gold medal -- he engaged in some fierce hugs with his top players as the game ended. He of course will continue to coach Duke. The U.S. was an amazing 62-1 under Krzyzewski since he accepted the U.S. job in 2005.
Coach K reiterated after the game that he was finished with coaching the U.S. team. But Jerry Colangelo, who runs USA Basketball, sounded like he would try to talk Coach K out of that decision -- at least in a gentle way.
"He’s stated he’s done," Colangelo said. "And I accept that if that’s final. If it’s not, we’ll have another pizza and a glass of wine and see what happens."
The U.S. was led by Kevin Durant with 30 points. James had 19, Kobe Bryant 17 and Chris Paul 11. Pau Gasol had 24 for Spain. LeBron doused Coach K with water as the game ended.
NOTE TO READERS FROM SCOTT: I am taking some time off after the Olympics, so will be posting to this blog only sporadically until Aug.27th, when "Scott Says" will be back on an everyday basis. Thanks, as always, for reading.
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Ricky Rubio plays this game, Spain wins.
Only after James almost intentionally gouges out the Spain centers eye with a fingernails scratches to the rt eyeball in the 2nd half. Dirty play by USA.
Congratulation to Coach K and the USA Team.
Really, still hating on Lebron?
First two comments have to be Tarhole fans. It doesn't matter who is coaching team USA, I'm pulling for them. Even when Larry Brown and Roy Williams coached USA I cheered for them. They just wasn't able to bring home the Gold.
Great job Coach K and the U.S. team. For you carolina whiners, go put on your 2 year old NIT runner up T shirts and have some wine and cheese.
to the person who commented about Rubio not playing; what if D. Rose played, or DWIGHT HOWARD, or Bosh, or B. griffin, or etc, etc, etc...
Tarcheat Nation weeps today!
Sorry Coach K and Team USA won the gold again. I know it's agonizing for you guys.
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