The United States booked its ticket to the second round of the FIBA with a 28-point win over Greece on Monday. The Americans took a 23-19 lead after the first quarter and never relented in the easy 108-81 win.
More interesting than the win, perhaps, was the balanced performance by the entire group. All but one of the team's 12 players saw at least 13 minutes of action and nine scored at least six points.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves led the team with 15 points in 17 minutes of work, while New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards scored 13 each. Knicks guard Josh Hart added a game-high 11 rebounds as well. The team shot efficiently as well with a 67% field goal percentage on 2-point attempts and 42% from 3-point range.
With not much competition from the Greeks, the U.S. could afford to give some of its role players more time on the court. Head coach Steve Kerr leaned on his starters in
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