- Sun, 08/12/2012 - 12:18
Kevin Durant scored 30 points, LeBron James added 19 and the U.S. men's basketball team defended its Olympic title, holding off stubborn Spain 107-100 on Sunday for the gold medal -- just as the Americans did in 2008.
The NBA All-stars jump for joy at the hooter and Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the USA' rings around the arena. North Greenwich is awash with stars and stripes flags. That's the Dream Team's 13th Olympic basketball gold out of a possible
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Pau Gasol scored 24 and Juan-Carlos Navarro had 21 for Spain, which had to settle for silver in the second straight Olympics.
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