• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • NFL
    • Super Bowl Odds and Predictions
  • NBA
  • MLB
  • Soccer/Football
  • NCAAB
  • NHL
  • NCAAF
  • MMA
  • Other Sports
    • Auto racing
    • Esports
    • Golf
    • Horse Racing
    • Tennis
  • Sports Betting Systems
    • NFL Betting Systems
    • NBA Betting Systems
    • MLB Betting Systems
    • NCAAB Betting Systems
    • NCAAF Betting Systems
    • EPL Betting Systems
    • NHL Betting Systems
    • CFL Betting Systems
    • WNBA Betting Systems

WagerBop

Sports News, Strategy, Tips, and Results

  • The WagerBop News Team
  • Contact

USA Loses in Tokyo Olympics, France Better Than Gregg Popovich’s Team, 83-76

July 25, 2021 By Nikola Velickovic Leave a Comment

The United States’ basketball team suffered a loss in its opening game of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. France defeated Kevin Durant and the boys earlier today, 83-76, winning the second straight matchup against Team USA in international tournaments.

For those who forgot, France defeated the Americans in the 2019 FIBA World Cup quarterfinals in China.

Nothing indicated that the same might happen today. Team USA was in control over the opening 10 minutes, keeping the rivals restrained and without too many options on the offensive side of the court. Adebayo, Lillard, and the remaining part of the crew were exceptional in defense, slowing the French guards, which eventually led to France having six turnovers in the first eight minutes of the contest.

France take down USA 83-76 🇫🇷

Fournier: 28 PTS | 11/22 FG
Gobert: 14 PTS | 5/6 FG | 9 REB

Jrue: 18 PTS | 5/12 FG | 7 REB
Bam: 12 PTS | 5/8 FG | 9 REB

(📸: @NBA) pic.twitter.com/onTu1JTF6Z

— Overtime (@overtime) July 25, 2021

The USA was ahead in the second quarter as well, but it was obvious that the French players are slowly catching their rhythm. They were 10 points down, 45-35, with 53 seconds until the break, but playing much better. After the pause, France came out and roll over the Americans, winning that sequence 25-11, after a 22-7 run.

Though, midway through the final period, Team USA was back in the saddle following several mistakes the French team made and some pretty questionable calls from the officials.

With 3:41 to go and Devin Booker’s hit from the free-throw line, the USA reached a seven-point advantage, 74-67, and at that point, everything seemed perfect for them. It would turn out that the Americans managed to score only two more points until the end, while on the other side, France added 16.

Evan Fournier was splashing threes in the essential situations, with the current Boston Celtics’ guard ending the night with 28 points and 11-for-23 shooting from the field. Fournier was there to pull his team out of the hole and destroy the American defense in various ways.

With the result 74-73 for the USA, Fournier hit a three-pointer, shifting the momentum to France’s side and killing the morale of the pale American crew.

Besides Fournier, Rudy Gobert had an important role, with 14 points and nine rebounds, closing all the gaps under the rim and pushing out Adebayo, McGee, and everyone that played in or around the paint. Fenerbahce’s shooter, Nando De Colo, scored 13 points, while the Clippers’ Nicola Batum had five points.

In Team USA, Jrue Holiday left the best impression, hitting 18 points off the bench with seven boards and three assists. The only other player at the expected level was Bam Adebayo with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Still, most of his buckets were in the first half, and Miami’s center was virtually invisible in the second half.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_HJAUn71wk

Kevin Durant scored 10 points going 1-for-6 from the field. The former NBA MVP picked up four fouls pretty fast, and he had to spend some time on the bench. Damian Lillard had 11 buckets, 3-for-9 from the field.

Turnovers were, in the end, the biggest reason why Team USA lost. Durant had five, Draymond Green four, Adebayo and LaVine three each. In total, the Americans lost possession 25 times during today’s game.

Energy and stamina are also the problems for Popovich, and he needs to take care of that. Once more, his team lost juice in the last 15 minutes, which was the scenario against Australia and Nigeria.

Up next, the USA faces Iran.

Nikola Velickovic
Nikola Velickovic

Nikola Velickovic is a sports journalist who loves to write and read on all sports. Nikola contributes both news updates and functions as a sports breaking news writer at WagerBop.
Twitter:
Email: nikola@wagerbop.com

Share
Tweet
Share
0 Shares

Filed Under: NBA, Sports News Tagged With: 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Damian Lillard, Evan Fournier, France, Kevin Durant, Rudy Gobert, Team USA, USA Basketball team

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

We Are Social

MLB Daily Double

Sign up

Sign Up

Sign up

Authors For This Section

Georgie L

Georgie has been in the industry for over 11 years, working as a trader and a broker for some of the largest syndicates in the world. Georgie has focused his model development on international soccer leagues.

Twitter: @WagerBop
Email: georgie@wagerbop.com

Jake Nichols

Jake is a mixed martial arts reporter from Australia. At WagerBop, he merges his appreciation of combat sports and a strong passion for analytics to uncover opportunities for readers.

Twitter: @JakeNicholsMMA
Email: jake@wagerbop.com

Jay Sanin

Jay is a sports writer who has been featured on Deadspin, BetAdvisor. In addition to penning wager previews and features, Jay has broadcasted for MAAC school as well as ESPN Radio's Northeastern Affiliates.

Instagram: @jaysanin
Email: jay@wagerbop.com

Nikola Velickovic

Nikola Velickovic is a sports journalist who loves to write and read on all sports. Nikola contributes both news updates and functions as a sports breaking news writer at WagerBop.
Twitter:
Email: nikola@wagerbop.com

Kreighton R

Kreighton loves sports, math, writing, and winning -- he combines all of them as a writer for WagerBop. His favorite sports to review are MLB, NFL, NBA, NCAAF, and NCAABB.

Twitter: @WagerBop
Email: kreighton@wagerbop.com

Kurt Boyer

Kurt has authored close to 1000 stories covering football, soccer, basketball, baseball, ice hockey, prize-fighting and the Olympic Games. Kurt posted a 61% win rate on 200+ college and NFL gridiron picks last season. He muses about High School football on social media as The Gridiron Geek.
Twitter: @scorethepuck
Email: kurt@wagerbop.com

Shehryar Raza

Shehryar is a professional eSports analyst with a particular affinity for CS:GO, LoL, and DOTA. He covers major eSports events across the world for WagerBop.

Twitter: @raza_shehryar
Email: shehryar@wagerbop.com

Oscar Cantu

Oscar is a rabid sports fan who started to develop his own models when he realized that lots of sports betting "experts" rely too much on their own opinions and publicly available information to provide picks. Oscar focuses on football, basketball, and soccer.

Twitter: @WagerBop
Email: social@wagerbop.com

derek

WagerBop Authors

Latest

UEFA Champions League Group Stage Draw Completed

August 31, 2023 By Nikola Velickovic Leave a Comment

MLS: LA FC vs. Inter Miami Preview, Odds, Predictions, Picks

August 31, 2023 By Nikola Velickovic Leave a Comment

Serie A: Napoli vs. Lazio Preview, Odds, Prediction, Picks

August 30, 2023 By Nikola Velickovic Leave a Comment

Bundesliga: Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Bayern Munich Preview, Odds, Prediction, Picks

August 30, 2023 By Nikola Velickovic Leave a Comment

Premeir League: Arsenal vs. Manchester United Preview, Odds, Prediction, Picks

August 29, 2023 By Nikola Velickovic Leave a Comment

Categories

  • Auto racing
  • Boxing
  • College Football
  • Esports
  • EuroLeague
  • FBS
  • FIFA
  • General Strategy
  • Golf
  • Horse Racing
  • Men's Ice Hockey
  • MLB
  • MMA
  • NBA
  • NCAAB
  • NCAAF
  • NFL
  • NHL
  • Olympics
  • Soccer/Football
  • Sports Betting
  • Sports News
  • Sportsbook Reviews
  • Tennis
  • US Soccer
  • Women's Ice Hockey

Twitter

Twitter feed is not available at the moment.

Footer

About WagerBop

WagerBop is a sports website committed to journalism. We are founded by sports fans — for sports fans — and aim to provide the latest happenings in athletics across the board. We are a team of real, dedicated, eccentric people who aim to deliver the high level of objectivity and quality found throughout our site.

CONTACT DETAILS

Address: 3505 Olsen Blvd
Amarillo, TX 79109
Phone: 806-355-7200
Email Id: admin@wagerbop.com

FREE BETTING STRATEGIES

Free NFL Betting Strategy
Free NCAAF Betting Strategy
Free MLB Betting Strategy
Free NHL Betting Strategy
Free NBA Betting Strategy
Free NCAAB Betting Strategy
Free CFL Betting Strategy
Free EPL Betting Strategy
Free WNBA Betting Strategy

Other Pages

  • Cookie Agreement
  • Editorial Policy
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions

Copyright © 2025 Wagerbop.com · Log in

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website Close