Kevin Durant leads U.S. past Spain to advance to Olympic semifinals
NBA superstar Kevin Durant tallied 29 points in 31 minutes on Tuesday as Team USA overcame an early deficit to defeat Spain 95-81 and advance to the Olympic semifinals.
The victory marks the fifth straight Summer Olympics in which the Red, White and Blue has knocked Spain out of the international competition.
Despite setting the standard for scoring in Olympic men's basketball, Durant gave credit to the entire team for overcoming some early issues.
"We're in a good spot right now," he said, via ESPN. "Guys are starting to understand their roles and just getting comfortable within the team. In this setting, it's always hard to get your footing as an individual player. You don't want to step on toes."
Teammates Damian Lillard, Jrue Holiday, Zach LaVine and Jayson Tatum also scored double digits as the team collectively shot 48 percent from the field.
Team USA will face Australia in the semis on Thursday.
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