Team USA is back at it again in Tokyo. The red white and blue must bounce back after dropping their first Olympic game to France. Americans are beginning to lose hope in this team’s chances of winning gold this year. They have lost three of their last five games when including exhibitions. It will be up to Nets star Kevin Durant to lead the way after struggling with foul trouble last game.
Many of the players insisted that it was Gregg Popovich’s Spurs offense that interfered with the team’s chemistry. It’s going to be interesting what offense they resort to versus Iran. Iran sits at #12 on the recent power rankings, making them the easiest challenge the US will face.
In their first Olympic game, Iran fell to the Czech Republic. Behnam Yakhchali led the way with 23 points, but it wasn’t enough. This next contest between these two squads will show desperation.
Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:
- Date: Wednesday, July 28
- Time: 12:40 a.m. ET
- TV Channel: Peacock
Probable starting lineups
Team USA
- Damian Lillard
- Zach LaVine
- Kevin Durant
- Draymond Green
- Bam Adebayo
Iran
- Behnam Yakhchali
- Mohammad Jamshidi
- Mohammad Nikkhah
- Arsalan Kazemi
- Haddadi Hamed
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