The USA Men's Basketball Team defeated Argentina 86-80 on Sunday afternoon to continue their undefeated streak in exhibition before the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Chris Paul hit a big three down the stetch to give the U.S. the victory in a game that was pretty close. Late in the fourth and the score 81-73, Paul provided the dagger which helped the U.S. win.
Durant led the way with 27 points followed by Kobe Bryant who dropped 18 points.
In this game, the U.S. fell in love with the three-point ball. They started out hot, taking a 14-1 lead in the first quarter thanks to the threes, but eventually, when they started missing, the Argentineans were able to get into the game. The U.S. went 13-34 from three in this game.Missed threes and fouls were the weakness in the Team USA's performance.
In the second quarter they allowed Argentina to outscore them 24-16 as the US took a 47-40 lead into the half.
Team USA constantly let big leads escape throughout the game. They held a 20-point lead in the third quarter, but before the period ended Argentina cut the lead down to 72-61.
The U.S. managed to counter Argentina's attack.
With the game 78-74, Durant hit a huge three that gave the team some breathing room.
You can catch an encore of this game at 12 a.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN3.
The US will look to sharpen up these errors in the last exhibition game on Tuesday versus Spain.
