U.S. Women’s and Men’s Basketball Teams Bring Back Gold

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 20: Diana Taurasi #12, Sylvia Fowles #13, Tina Charles #14 and Brittany Griner #15 of USA Basketball Women’s National Team celebrate after winning the Gold Medal Game against Spain on Day 15 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

By Francisco Romero. – Total domination is the how we can describe the U.S. Women’s and Men’s Basketball National Teams in the Olympics.

Both teams conquered the Gold in Rio and the gap is still very wide with the rest of the world.

Over the weekend the Women’s basketball team defeated Spain 101-72 to claim its sixth straight gold medal.

After the game Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi talked about being part of the U.S. Women’s National Team legacy, “It’s huge.  It says a lot about the people who run USA Basketball.  It says a lot about the youth in our country that when you put this jersey on, there’s a level and it’s not necessarily just basketball, it’s a way to be a great teammate.  We showed that in this tournament.”

Against Spain, the game was close for a few minutes until the USA got in a rhythm. Four players scored in double digits for the stars and stripes team. Diana Taurasi finished the game with 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting from 3-point and Lindsay Whalen added 17 points and six assists.

The U.S. Men’s Basketball Team had very little trouble during the Olympics and once again won gold by beating Serbian 96-66.

USA finished the Olympics with a record of 8-0.

The USA now has a 25-game Olympic win streak and a 53-game winning streak in major competition, including Olympics, FIBA World Cup and FIBA Americas Championship games.

Kevin Durant was the leading scorer for the United States as he finished with 30 points while DeMarcus Cousins added 13 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.

Nemanja Nedovic was the leading scorer for Serbia, he finished with 14 points.

Carmelo Anthony made history during the Rio Olympics, as he became the first basketball player to win three Olympic Gold Medals; he was also a member of the 2008 and 2012 gold medal teams.

Spain (5-3) beat Australia (5-3) 89-88 for the bronze medal.