US Men's Basketball Team

Last night the US men's basketball team beat Nigeria 153 to 71 and set an Olympic record for most points scored in a game.  The previous  record of 138 points had been set by Brazil in 1988.  Here are just a few of the statistics from last night's game:

- Overall shooting 58 of 81 (72%)
- 2 point shooting 29 of 36 (81%)
- 3 point shooting 29 of 45 (64%)
- Free throw shooting: 8 of 12 (67%)
- 36 rebounds
- 49 assists
- 7 turnovers

 Lebron James before the game.

Carmelo Anthony

Kobe Bryant

US bench.

Anthony Davis

Kevin Durant

Timeout.

 Deron Williams

Lebron James

Coach Mike Kryzewski

Russell Westbrook

The team acknowledging the crowd after its record-setting win.

The other game of the evening saw Great Britain losing to Spain by a score of 78-79. Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls plays for Great Britain.  (In case you might not know, I live in the Chicago area.)