USA Handle Serbia to Secure Second USA Basketball Showcase Abu Dhabi Win

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USA Handle Serbia to Secure Second USA Basketball Showcase Abu Dhabi Win

Curry recorded 24 points, and the most highly-ranked U.S. came away with the victory 105-79 against fourth-ranked Serbia which put the Etihad Arena’s sold-out crowd of 12,517 people in an uproar.

U.S. will take its action in London’s O2 for games on Saturday against the first-ever Olympic qualifying South Sudan and Monday vs. 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup champion Germany each starting at 3 p.m. ET for the final the pre-Olympic games. The game on Saturday will be broadcast on Fox.

Bam Adebayo exhibited his dominance during the game, scoring 17 points and eight rebounding and 8 rebounds and Anthony Edwards had 16 points and three steals. LeBron James scored 11 points to lead The Americans which are currently 3-1 in road games during the USA Basketball Showcase this year. Anthony Davis was an offensive ace, stopping shooting from six attempts, and also scoring seven points, and grabbing 6 boards. Joel Embiid joined Adebayo with a record high of eight boards.

“We’re getting better and we’re on a good path,” said U.S. coach Steve Kerr. “… I was amazed by the way in which players showed up and performed with great energy defensively. They tried to take Serbia down using the ball and the defense. “

Adebayo scored 15 3-pointers in the course of the entire season, which was compared to just eight during the prior six attempts.

“I made the first one, so I kept shooting,” said Adebayo who scored 35.7 percent from the deep end in the Miami Heat in 2023-24.

On the same team as Davis who has 12 blocks, is a great team at both sides of the court for U.S. players. U.S.

“Bam and AD together are really something,” Kerr declared. “The shifting is also a way to defend the rim and provide a way to drop should we continue to follow this particular coverage. Together with the pressure on the ball Book was wearing point guards. I believed it was a signpost to the direction we should follow. “

The starting five included Curry, Jrue Holiday, Jayson Tatum, James and Embiid roughly identical to earlier in the USA Basketball Showcase opener vs. Canada, with Tatum being in the place on Devin Booker. This meant that the second team consisted of Tyrese Haliburton Edwards, Booker, Davis and Adebayo. Curry, James and Embiid participated in the three games of the tournament.

Replacement for injured Derrick White, playing just one game to his name after being brought into the team in Abu Dhabi, made his first appearance in the squad for a short period in the fourth and second periods. White scored just one point and grabbed four rebounds in less than nine minutes in action.

“I think some of the turnovers that we’ve had, most of them have been from miscommunication,” Embiid revealed about the team’s start point when he teamed Curry and James. “But this is great. It’s the greatest moment I’ve ever had. I don’t have any commitments. I’m just enjoying my time. I’m just hanging around doing little things and having fun while pursuing the goal of winning. “

Kevin Durant is the top scoring player of all time in U.S. Olympic history, has been unable to participate in the three USA Basketball Showcase games with the strain in his calf, however Durant was able to complete some court work before the match.

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