Share this: FINAL: USA 105, Argentina 78. This was the dominant performance we’ve been waiting for from the Americans. Oddly enough, it might have happened because Carmelo Anthony had a bad game. Anthony, the New York Knicks star and most veteran U.S. Olympian who has carried this team at points throughout the tournament, began the game 0 for 3, missing two open 3-pointers and then an alley-oop layup. He was pulled just 3:04 into the game after picking up his second foul amid Argentina’s 19-7 run to start the game. Then Kevin Durant took over. The Golden State Warriors’ newest addition was lights out in the opening frame, hitting 4 of 5 shots and a perfect 3 of 3 from beyond the arc for 13
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Stephen Curry Scores 17 Points In Overtime Alone As Warriors Win Game 4
by Zack Cox on Tue, May 10, 2016 at 2:04AM 5,401 Welcome back, Stephen Curry. After sitting out four games with a knee injury, Curry came back with a vengeance Monday night in Game 4 of the Golden State Warriors’ second-round playoff series with the Portland Trail Blazers. The NBA’s Most Valuable Player began the game on the bench but finished with 40 points — including an NBA-record 17 in overtime — as the Warriors won 132-125 to push the Blazers to the brink of elimination.
Atlético v Bayern: key talking points
Augusto the greatSince joining Atlético in January, Argentinian international Augusto Fernández has made a name for himself as a tough-tackling, no-nonsense midfielder alongside skipper Gabi. If it took him a few games to develop an understanding with his team-mates, he has now become a fixture in the middle of the park – and this was his best display yet for the Rojiblancos.The 30-year-old covered every blade of grass, charging down shots, breaking up play and getting in the right place at the right time. His efforts helped subdue an opposition midfield containing Arturo Vidal, Xabi Alonso and Thiago Alcántara – no mean feat. It was a world-class per...
Three points for Madrid, Atlético, Bayern and City
Manchester City 4-0 Stoke City (Fernando 35, Agüero 43p, Iheanacho 64 74) City are unbeaten in seven following a rout in Saturday's early game. Fernando headed Manuel Pellegrini's side in front, and Sergio Agüero made it 2-0 from the penalty spot following a foul on Kelechi Iheanacho. The 19-year-old went on to steal the show, scoring City's third from close range before rounding the goalkeeper to make it 4-0.Rayo Vallecano 2-3 Real Madrid (Embarba 7, Miku 14; Bale 35 81, Lucas Vázquez 52)Real Madrid recovered from going 2-0 down inside 15 minutes to earn a fifth successive victory in all competitions. Embarba and ...
Zoet allure: key points from Atlético v PSV
After Atlético and PSV played out the first goalless two-legged tie in UEFA Champions League knockout phase history, the teams found the target with the first 14 penalties in the decisive shoot-out before Luciano Narsingh hit the crossbar for the Dutch side. Juanfran stepped up to make it eight from eight for Atlético and seal their place in the quarter-finals for the third season on the spin.PSV's Jeroen Zoet unluckyGiven his performances in both legs, the PSV custodian did not deserve to finish on the losing side. Atlético forward Antoine Griezmann, in particular, will be glad to see the back of Jeroen Zoet having been denied on a number of occasions over...
Danica Patrick: Patrick Knocked Back to Ninth in Points Standings After Crash
Danica Patrick Enters Bristol Fourth in Points Standings, Gets Knocked BackDanica Patrick, who has been trying to prove her whole career that she belongs with the big boys, had started off the 2011 season in impressive fashion, finishing a career-high fourth in Las Vegas two weeks ago.That solid start ended on Saturday, however, qualifying 29th for the Scotts EZ Seed 300 Nationwide Series race.After a speeding penalty on Lap 203, Patrick lost control of her car on Lap 247 after her and Ryan Truex were racing neck-and-neck.Patrick was in the top 15 before the two setbacks and she now stands at ninth place in the NASCAR points standings.This could be Patrick's biggest chance yet of placing highly in the final