billo
Years ago

USA break various Olympic records in Nigeria game

Some pretty incredible stats and records broken in this one.

- USA connect on 29 (29!!) triples, Olympic record and surely some other type of international record also?
- USA scores 156, Olympic record
- USA wins by 83 points, Olympic record
- Melo hits 11 threes, USA Olympic record, possibly all time Olympic record?
- Melo scored 37 points in 14 minutes (record for highest score by US player in Olympics)

Final score 156 - 73 against a team who's not exactly a world power but who managed to qualify for the games by beating some very good team only a few weeks ago.

Were there any other records to come out of that game?

Topic #28938 | Report this topic


AJB  
Years ago

Did OK to score 73 so must have some players or USA defence is sus.

Reply #373386 | Report this post


Anonymous  
Years ago

I'd say the mantra was our best defense is our offense in this one! The more u score the quicker the ball is back in the oppositions hands. Looks like game was played at very fast tempo throughout

Reply #373388 | Report this post


paul  
Years ago

The game was just up and down - US had 49 in the first quarter!! Was awesome to watch. Nigeria have been so disappointing in this tourny after five really good games in the qualifying tournament.

Reply #373391 | Report this post




You need to be a registered user to post from this location. Register here.



Close ads
Little Streaks - The fun and interactive good-habits app designed especially for kids.
Serio: Tourism photography and videography

Advertise on Hoops to a very focused, local and sports-keen audience. Email for rates and options.

Recent Posts



.


An Australian basketball forum covering NBL, WNBL, ABL, Juniors plus NBA, WNBA, NZ, Europe, etc | Forum time is: 2:28 am, Tue 14 Jan 2025 | Posts: 968,026 | Last 7 days: 754