Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men
| 17th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing 2008 | |||||||||
| Tournament details | |||||||||
| Olympics | 2008 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host nation | China | ||||||||
| City | Beijing | ||||||||
| Duration | 10 – 24 August | ||||||||
| Men's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||
|
|||||||||
| Tournaments | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
Gold medalists
Silver medalists
Bronze medalists
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The men's tournament of basketball at the 2008 Olympics at Beijing, China began on August 10 and ended on August 24, when the United States defeated Spain 118–107 for the gold medal. All games were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
All times are local Beijing Time (UTC+8).
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
The Americans got off to a start with the Spaniards hitting seven of their first nine shots; if not for a 10–0 run by LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, the Americans would have trailed in the first quarter. With USA leading by 14, Spain chipped away at the lead during the second quarter to cut the deficit to eight points.
The team traded baskets in the third quarter, with Spain cutting the deficit further to seven. A three-point field goal by Rudy Fernandez cut the lead into two, the smallest deficit with 8:13 left in the fourth. Kobe Bryant and Wade extended the lead with three-pointers to 103–92 but Spain had a final push, capped with another three-pointer from Carlos Jimenez to reduce the lead 108–104. In the final 2 minutes a three-pointer by Dwyane Wade and a Kobe Bryant field goal extended the lead back to 9. It was then when the Americans began hitting their free throws when the Spanish got frustrated and were called for technical fouls to seal the game for the Americans.
...
Wikipedia