usabasketball.com - 8/24/2008
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Riding 27 points from Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat) and 20 points from Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers), the 2008 U.S. Men's Olympic Team (8-0) dethroned reigning World Champion Spain (6-2) in a fight-to-the-finish 118-107 victory that earned the USA the Olympic gold medal Sunday afternoon at Wukesong Arena in Beijing, China. The gold was the USA's 13th all-time in Olympic competition and its first ...
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Bright Side Of The Sun —
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I personally got far more joy watching this team win knowing that an Olympic gold is truly the pinnacle of their career.
But you can't help but be thrilled with the NBA stars victory over a tough and resilient Spanish team. The boys in red, ...
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USA! USA!
I personally got far more joy watching this team win knowing that an Olympic gold is truly the pinnacle of their career.
But you can't help but be thrilled with the NBA stars victory over a tough and resilient Spanish team. The boys in red, ...
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nba.fanhouse.com 8/24/2008 — Three years in the making, with plenty of highs and lows in between: Team USA is ready to take its chance at an Olympic gold medal. In the final game, the Americans -- led by LeBron James and Kobe Bryant -- will take on reigning world champion ...
Liveblog: USA vs Spain, Gold Medal Game
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nba.fanhouse.com 8/24/2008 — Three years in the making, with plenty of highs and lows in between: Team USA is ready to take its chance at an Olympic gold medal. In the final game, the Americans -- led by LeBron James and Kobe Bryant -- will take on reigning world champion ...
Kobe Takes Over in the Fourth Quarter, Team USA Defeats Spain 118-107 to Claim Olympic Gold
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 8/24/2008 — Kobe Bryant had 13 points and two assists in the fourth quarter as Team USA survived a gritty, determined performance by Spain to win the gold medal game, 118-107. Bryant began his onslaught with 8:13 left in the game and Team USA clinging to a 91-89 lead; in the next 2:11 he scored five points and assisted on a Deron Williams three pointer and a Dwight Howard dunk.
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 8/24/2008 — Kobe Bryant had 13 points and two assists in the fourth quarter as Team USA survived a gritty, determined performance by Spain to win the gold medal game, 118-107. Bryant began his onslaught with 8:13 left in the game and Team USA clinging to a 91-89 lead; in the next 2:11 he scored five points and assisted on a Deron Williams three pointer and a Dwight Howard dunk.
Video: Rudy Fernandez dunk on Dwight Howard
interbasket.net 8/27/2008 — Well, it’s not quite a video of the dunk, but it’s a nice animated gif that shows just how great Rudy Fernandez’s dunk really was during the second half of the Olympic gold medal game. On the play, Rudy Fernandez and Pau Gasol ran a ...
interbasket.net 8/27/2008 — Well, it’s not quite a video of the dunk, but it’s a nice animated gif that shows just how great Rudy Fernandez’s dunk really was during the second half of the Olympic gold medal game. On the play, Rudy Fernandez and Pau Gasol ran a ...
Kobe Takes Over in the Fourth Quarter, Team USA Defeats Spain 118-107 to Claim Olympic
bizofbasketball.com 8/27/2008 — Kobe Bryant had 13 points and two assists in the fourth quarter as Team USA survived a gritty, determined performance by Spain to win the gold medal game, 118-107. Bryant began his onslaught with 8:13 left in the game and Team USA clinging to a 91-89 lead; in the next 2:11 he scored five points and assisted on a Deron Williams three pointer and a Dwight Howard dunk. Later, Bryant drained two ...
bizofbasketball.com 8/27/2008 — Kobe Bryant had 13 points and two assists in the fourth quarter as Team USA survived a gritty, determined performance by Spain to win the gold medal game, 118-107. Bryant began his onslaught with 8:13 left in the game and Team USA clinging to a 91-89 lead; in the next 2:11 he scored five points and assisted on a Deron Williams three pointer and a Dwight Howard dunk. Later, Bryant drained two ...
The ratings game. — Sports Media Watch
Not surprisingly, Team USA's victory over Spain in the Olympic basketball gold medal game did very well in Los Angeles, where stars Kobe Bryant (USA) and Pau Gasol (Spain) play for the Lakers. From 11:30 PM-1:30 AM, the game drew a 13.3 rating in the L.A. market, with a whopping 39% of televisions in use tuned to the game. The game also did very well in the Bay Area, drawing a 9.6 rating and a 34
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In what will be regarded as one of the greatest basketball games of all-time, Team USA defeated Spain 118-107 for the Olympic gold medal this morning.
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The Redeem Team has brought back the Gold Medal to the USA. In one of the most thrilling and hotly-contested Olympic games ever, the USA pulled out a huge victory in the waning minutes of the Olympic battle, winning 118-107 . Kobe Bryant nailed a three-pointer and was fouled, converting a four-point play in what was a close game with only 3:10 left in the 4th quarter. Later, Dwayne Wade ...
The Gold Standard — Dime Magazine
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The United States won the gold medal in Olympic men's basketball Sunday with a 118-107 victory over Spain. The Americans won their first gold medal since the 2000 Olympics, but not without a fight. They led by just four points with less than 2 1/2 ...
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