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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
Medals
1 Gold medalists  United States
2 Silver medalists  Spain
3 Bronze medalists  Argentina
Tournaments
← Athens 2004  London 2012 →
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Qualified for the quarterfinals

The Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's tournament 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.

Top ten in points, rebounds and assists, and top 5 in steals and blocks.


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