The U.S. basketball team got back to winning — and winning easily.
Simone Biles’ injury is just one of the key moments on day 4 of the Tokyo Olympic games.Damian Lillard scored 21 points and the Americans rebounded from an opening loss with their first victory of these Olympics, romping past Iran 120-66 on Wednesday.
“We came out with more freedom as individuals and took the shots that we normally take," said Kevin Durant. “And they went in tonight and we guarded up, so it was a good step." Those came against a different caliber opponent. The Americans had played some of basketball's best, with games against Spain, Australia and Argentina — the Nos. 2-4 teams in the men's rankings — before facing the seventh-ranked French in the Olympic opener.
But he came out aggressively looking for his shot, a player known for his deep 3-pointers in the NBA having it easy while shooting behind the closer international line. The U.S. and Iran are longtime rival nations in the political arena but have little history in the basketball one. They had played only once before, a U.S. victory in the 2010 world basketball championship in Istanbul.
The Americans are probably through already no matter what thanks to what will be an enormous point differential as a result of this rout.
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