Archive for the ‘2010 FIBA World Championship’ Category

Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook Carry Team USA Into World Semis

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Russia gave it a go but it's onto the next round for Team USA at the 2010 FIBA World Championship after an 89-79 win. Kevin Durant did the heavy lifting with 33 points -- there's not a team in the tournament that has an answer to Durant's combination of length, athleticism ...

Pesky Russians Await USA in Quarterfinals

Monday, September 6th, 2010

Well, it's good to see the latest version of USA basketball has enjoyed the rite of passage that is trouncing the Angolans during an international tournament Monday afternoon. Team USA looked brutally efficient in a 121-66 win that set up a FIBA World Championship quarterfinal matchup against the pesky Russia, which ...

USA Dispatches Iran, Tunisia Awaits in Final Preliminary Game

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Have you been paying much attention to the 2010 FIBA World Championship? We venture to guess probably not since games are played in the early afternoon most times. It's probably even less interesting because Team USA doesn't feature the likes of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwight Howard or basically any of ...