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The U.S. failed to medal for the second consecutive World Cup. It's only the seventh time in 38 appearances at the Olympic or World Cup level that an American team did not emerge with gold, silver or bronze. “The United States hasn't won the World Cup since 2014,” U.S. coach Steve Kerr said. Another World Cup, another debacle for the Americans. This tournament marked the first Olympic or World Cup appearance where a U.S. team gave up at least 100 points three different times.

Persons: Bridges, Dillon Brooks, Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, It's, United States hasn't, Steve Kerr, “, they've, Tyrese Haliburton, RJ Barrett, Brandon Ingram, Paolo Banchero, Jaren Jackson Jr, —, Anthony Edwards, Austin Reaves, Jordi Fernandez, ” Bridges, Kelly Olynyk, Gilgeous, ”, ” Edwards, ” Brooks, ” ___ Organizations: Canada, United, FIBA, U.S, FIBA senior, NBA, Bridges, Manila —, Paris Games, Lithuania, Berlin, AP Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Canada, Manila, U.S, American, United States, ” U.S, FIBA Americas, China, Germany, Lithuania

☆ Team USA shocked by Germany in Basketball World Cup semifinal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Team USA has crashed out of the FIBA Basketball World Cup with a shock 113-111 loss in the semifinals against Germany. Germany held on resolutely, making key plays in the clutch, to book a spot in the FIBA Basketball World Cup final. Moritz Wagner drives to the basket against Paolo Banchero during the FIBA Basketball World Cup Semi Final. It’s not easy to win a World Cup or an Olympic Games.”The Germany team boasted a host of NBA players with Dennis Schröder, Franz Wagner and Daniel Theis playing key roles throughout Germany’s World Cup run and the semifinal win. Die Mannschaft will now face Serbia in the World Cup final with the US having to settle for a third-place playoff game against Canada.

Persons: Anthony Edwards, Austin Reaves, Moritz Wagner, Paolo Banchero, Ezra Acayan, Edwards, Tyrese, Jalen Brunson, ” Brunson, “, ” Reaves, Wooooooow — Toni Kroos, Steve Kerr, Dennis Schröder, Franz Wagner, Daniel Theis Organizations: CNN — Team USA, FIBA Basketball, Germany, Team USA, NBA, Olympic, Canada Locations: Philippines, Germany, Tyrese Haliburton, Serbia

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There will be no gold medal for the U.S. at this World Cup. Germany — the last unbeaten team left in the tournament at 7-0 — will play Serbia on Sunday (8:40 a.m. EDT) for the World Cup title. Serbia beat Canada in the first semifinal, getting to its second World Cup final in the last three tournaments; it lost 129-92 to the U.S. in the 2014 championship game. Germany had been 0-6 against the Americans in World Cup or Olympic competition, usually getting blown out in those games. Once again, even bringing the only roster filled with all NBA players wasn’t enough for the U.S. at the World Cup.

Persons: Andreas Obst, Franz Wagner, Obst, “, Austin Reaves, Anthony Edwards, Reaves, Jalen Brunson, ” Reaves, Daniel Theis, Theis, —, Reaves couldn't, Schroder —, Los Angeles Lakers — revel, ” ___ Organizations: it’s, ”, Germany —, Serbia, Canada, U.S, NBA, Americans, USA Basketball, Germany, Los Angeles Lakers —, “, AP Locations: MANILA, Philippines, FIBA’s, it’s Germany, Germany, U.S, ” U.S, Canada, Mikal Bridges, China, Abu Dhabi

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Losing a game at the Basketball World Cup, the U.S. national team said, was quite the wake-up call. The Americans turned words into actions and handed the Italians their worst loss in a global tournament — the World Cup or the Olympics — in nearly 45 years. “They created very good shots and they made them.”It was the quarterfinal round where it all went wrong for the U.S. at the World Cup four years ago in China. Italy had beaten the U.S. only twice in 14 previous tries at the senior men’s national level, both times at the world championships — which FIBA now calls the World Cup. … Guaranteed no worse than eighth place, this will be Italy's best World Cup showing since finishing sixth in 1998.

Persons: Mikal Bridges, Tyrese Haliburton, “ It's, Steve Kerr, “, Italy didn't, ” Bridges, Austin Reaves, Anthony Edwards, weren't, Lithuania —, Jalen Brunson, ” Reaves, Simone Fontecchio, Luigi Datome, didn’t, FanDuel, Jaren Jackson Jr, Jimmy Goldstein, Nicolo Melli, ___ Organizations: Basketball, U.S ., Wednesday, Mexico City Olympics, Italians, Sunday, U.S, FIBA, INS, NBA, ___ AP NBA, AP Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Italy, U.S, Germany, Latvia, Mexico, Lithuania, Italian, China, France, Manila, Fontecchio, Utah

☆ Hot-shooting Lithuania hand U.S. first World Cup loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Neil Jerome Morales | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/6] Basketball - FIBA World Cup 2023 - Second Round - Group J - United States v Lithuania - Mall of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines - September 3, 2023 Lithuania's Vaidas Kariniauskas and Tomas Dimsa celebrate after the match REUTERS/Lisa Marie David Acquire Licensing RightsMANILA, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The United States suffered their first loss in the FIBA Basketball World Cup on Sunday, going down 110-104 to Lithuania in a quarter-final seeding game. Lithuania led all game long, building a 54-37 lead by halftime through three-pointers, second-chance points, and buckets from Team USA turnovers. Seven Lithuanians scored in double-digits, led by Vaidas Kariniauskas' 15 points. Anthony Edwards of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves led the United States with 35 points. Lithuania, ranked eighth in the world, go into the next stage with a perfect 5-0 record.

Persons: Kariniauskas, Tomas Dimsa, Lisa Marie David Acquire, Vaidas Kariniauskas, Anthony Edwards, Neil Jerome Morales, Ed Osmond Organizations: Basketball, FIBA, Asia Arena, Rights, United, FIBA Basketball, USA, Seven Lithuanians, NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, Thomson Locations: United States, Lithuania, Asia, Manila, Philippines, Rights MANILA, Germany, Slovenia, Japan, Indonesia

☆ Spain knocked out of World Cup, Lithuania spring surprise over U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Neil Jerome Morales | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Lithuania, ranked eighth in the world, will face Serbia while the U.S. will play Italy in the last eight. In Manila, Team USA lost to Lithuania 110-104 in a quarter-final seeding game. Lithuania led throughout, building a 54-37 advantage by halftime through three-pointers, second-chance points, and buckets from Team USA turnovers. Team USA narrowed the gap to four points with 30 seconds to go in the third quarter, and Edwards tried to lead a comeback in the final frame. "Lithuania obviously just came out of the gates on fire," Team USA head coach Steve Kerr said.

Persons: Kariniauskas, Tomas Dimsa, Lisa Marie David Acquire, Canada's Shai Gilgeous, Alexander, We're, Canada's, Alex Abrines, Ricky Rubio, Motiejunas, Vaidas Kariniauskas, Anthony Edwards, Edwards, Steve Kerr, Neil Jerome Morales, Ed Osmond, Pritha Organizations: Basketball, FIBA, Asia Arena, Paris Olympics, MANILA, Spain, FIBA Basketball, Lithuania, Italy, Latvia, NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder, Canada, Team USA, USA, Seven Lithuanians, NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, Brazil, Thomson Locations: United States, Lithuania, Asia, Manila, Philippines, Paris Olympics United, Canada, Jakarta, Japan, Indonesia, Serbia, U.S, Germany, Slovenia, Spain, Dominican Republic, Okinawa, Latvia

☆ US suffers surprise defeat to Lithuania at FIBA Basketball World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Aimee Lewis | Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The US suffered a surprise 110-104 loss to Lithuania at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in the Philippines on Sunday. Both countries, however, progress to Tuesday’s quarterfinals with Lithuania, as Group J top seeds, next facing Serbia and the US taking on Italy. Jonas Valančiūnas finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks, while Anthony Edwards scored a game-high 35 points for the US, tying Carmelo Anthony for the second-most points scored in a US Basketball FIBA game. “Congratulations to my players, but we need to have short memory to prepare for the second game,” he said, per FIBA. We needed to respond the way we did and next game we have to start the way we did in the second half.

Persons: Jonas Valančiūnas, Anthony Edwards, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Donatas, Yong Teck Lim, Kazys Maksvytis, ”, Steve Kerr, Lithuania “, “, ” Kerr, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, FIBA Basketball, Sunday, Lithuania, US Basketball FIBA, Asia Arena, Getty, FIBA, USA Locations: Lithuania, Philippines, Serbia, Italy, Asia, Manila

☆ NBA roundup: Hawks use late rally to stay alive
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Boston's Jaylen Brown (35 points) posted his second straight 30-plus-point game and Jayson Tatum had 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Jamal Murray scored 35 points, Bruce Brown and Aaron Gordon each had 14 and Michael Porter Jr. grabbed 10 rebounds for Denver. The top-seeded Nuggets are headed to the Western Conference semifinals for the fourth time in five seasons. Anthony Edwards put up 29 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 15 rebounds for the eighth-seeded Timberwolves. Kevin Durant scored 31 points and Deandre Ayton added 21 points and 11 rebounds for the No.

☆ NBA roundup: Warriors survive late gaffe, tie series with Kings
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Mike Conley added 19 points, while Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out for the Wolves. Nikola Jokic had 43 points and 11 rebounds to pace the Nuggets. Josh Hart chipped in 19 points and seven rebounds for the Knicks, who outrebounded the Cavaliers 47-33. The Hawks were within five points with 3:36 to play, but the Celtics took control by scoring the next seven points. Dejounte Murray finished with 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

☆ NBA roundup: Nikola Jokic, Nuggets take command over Wolves
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The top-seeded Nuggets grabbed a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series and will aim for a sweep on Sunday in Minnesota. Julius Randle contributed 11 points and eight rebounds despite 3-of-15 shooting, and Immanuel Quickley also scored 11 points. Dejounte Murray added 25 points for Atlanta, which lost the first two games of the series in Boston. Tatum led the Celtics with 29 points and 10 rebounds and added five assists. Marcus Smart finished with 24 points, eight assists and three steals, and Malcolm Brogdon scored 17 points.

☆ NBA roundup: Short-handed Bucks even series with Heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jimmy Butler had 25 points to pace the Heat, and Bam Adebayo added 18 points. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 18 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots and Desmond Bane added 17 points for the second-seeded Grizzlies. LeBron James had 28 points and 12 rebounds and Rui Hachimura added 20 points off the bench for the seventh-seeded Lakers. Michael Porter Jr. scored 16 points and Aaron Gordon had 12 points and 10 rebounds for top-seeded Denver. Denver went on an 8-0 run to open the final quarter, grabbing a 95-89 lead before Minnesota moved in front 99-98.

☆ NBA roundup: Warriors hang 157 on Blazers, glide into playoffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

Shaedon Sharpe added 18 points to go with a team-high seven rebounds, while Jeenathan Williams had 17 points for Portland. New Orleans' Brandon Ingram had 42 points and 12 rebounds, CJ McCollum scored 23 points and Trey Murphy III had 20. Lindell Wigginton scored 17 points and Bobby Portis had 16 for the Bucks. Jaden Hardy led all scorers with 25 points, with Theo Pinson forging a triple-double (23 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists) for the Mavericks. De'Aaron Fox, who scored 13 points, played less than 18 minutes.

☆ NBA roundup: Wolves take key step in play-in race with win
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jazz 118, Nuggets 114Rookie Ochai Agbaji scored a career-high 28 points and Utah concluded its home slate with a win over Denver in Salt Lake City. Kris Dunn finished with 19 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds for the Jazz. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 21 points and Jamal Murray netted 20 in the loss for Denver, which had already clinched the No. Kevin Knox led the Trail Blazers with game-high totals in points (30) and rebounds (11). Shaedon Sharpe scored 26 points and Trendon Watford added 24 for Portland.

☆ NBA roundup: Knicks get by Wizards, clinch playoff berth
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

[1/4] Apr 2, 2023; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks guard Quentin Grimes (6) dribbles against Washington Wizards forward Corey Kispert (24) during the second half at Madison Square Garden. New York led by no fewer than eight and by as many as 20 the rest of the way. Atlanta got 25 points from Dejounte Murray, 18 points and 10 rebounds from John Collins and 14 points and 11 boards from Clint Capela. Dallas also got 22 points, seven rebounds and seven assists from Doncic and 18 points from Wood. The Rockets' starting backcourt of Kevin Porter Jr. and Jalen Green combined for 44 points with Green adding seven assists.

☆ NBA roundup: 3-pointer at buzzer pushes Mavs past Lakers
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Anthony Davis scored 26 points with 10 rebounds for the Lakers after missing Wednesday's defeat to the Houston Rockets because of load management. Austin Reaves scored 16 points and Dennis Schroder added 15 as Los Angeles played its 10th consecutive game without LeBron James (foot). Washington's 12 points and Kelly Oubre Jr.'s 11 points led Charlotte. Jalen Green paced Houston with 25 points while Kevin Porter Jr. added 20. Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 31 points and six assists, while Jonas Valanciunas had 22 points and 17 rebounds.

☆ NBA roundup: 76ers snuff Bucks' 16-game winning streak
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 34 points and 13 rebounds, Brook Lopez scored 26 points and Jrue Holiday added 26 points and 13 assists. Grayson Allen made six 3-pointers and finished with 20 points, all in the third quarter. Marvin Bagley III collected 20 points and 13 rebounds and Hamidou Diallo added 14 points for the Pistons. Jimmy Butler and Caleb Martin both scored 15 points, and Butler added 11 rebounds and seven assists. Houston, which received double-doubles from starters Alperen Sengun (16 points, 10 rebounds) and Kenyon Martin Jr. (14 points, 13 rebounds), will host the Spurs on Sunday.

☆ NBA roundup: Nets stun Celts with NBA's biggest comeback of season
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Cam Johnson added 20 points for the Nets, who also received 17 points apiece from Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith. Jayson Tatum, who turned 25 on Friday, finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds, but he missed all eight of his 3-point attempts. Terry Rozier posted 22 points, Gordon Hayward 17 and Mark Williams 13 points for Charlotte, which was hurt by 21 turnovers. Kings 128, Clippers 127De'Aaron Fox recorded 33 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and Sacramento won its fifth straight game by prevailing over visiting Los Angeles. Jonathan Kuminga, coming off the Golden State bench, chipped in with 19 points, seven rebounds and four steals.

☆ NBA roundup: Spurs top Jazz, end 16-game skid
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Jeremy Sochan added 13 points and Devonte' Graham had 12 for the Spurs, who got just their 15th win. Lauri Markkanen scored 28 points with 10 rebounds for Utah, Talen Horton-Tucker scored 16 points and Walker Kessler contributed 10 points and 15 boards. The Bucks are on their fifth 15-game winning streak in team history and second in four seasons after winning 18 straight Nov. 10-Dec. 14, 2019. Spencer Dinwiddie added 26 points, but Brooklyn scored only 19 points in the fourth and dropped its third straight. Zach LaVine added 17 points, DeMar DeRozan scored 13 points and Ayo Dosunmu scored 10.

☆ NBA roundup: Kings edge Clippers 176-175 in 2OT
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Kawhi Leonard scored 44 points and Paul George added 34 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers. Russell Westbrook scored 17 points and dished out 14 assists in his debut with the team. Brunson was held to 13 points and shot 6-of-20 after averaging 32.5 points in his final eight games before the All-Star break. Andre Drummond (13 points, 10 rebounds) and Nikola Vucevic (13 points, 10 rebounds) both notched double-doubles for Chicago. Chris Paul scored 16 points and Josh Okogie added 15 as Phoenix won for the 12th time in 16 games.

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☆ NBA roundup: Bucks best Clippers for 10th straight win
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Brandon Boston Jr. scored 20 points and Paul George added 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers. Norman Powell had 16 points and Marcus Morris Sr. scored 15 for Los Angeles, which has lost two games in a row. Domantas Sabonis put up 18 points, 11 rebounds and a team-high seven assists for the Kings. Detroit's Jaden Ivey supplied 17 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, while Isaiah Stewart had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Desmond Bane added 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while Jaren Jackson Jr. tallied 15 points and six rebounds.

☆ NBA roundup: Kyrie Irving leads Dallas to win in Mavs' debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

He added 11 assists and 10 rebounds. LaMelo Ball collected 16 points and six rebounds and Gordon Hayward added 15 points for the Hornets, who have lost five in a row. Fox (31 points, 11 assists) scored the final seven points for the Kings, who trailed 128-123 with 1:17 left. Martin added 15 points -- all in the first half -- and Jae'Sean Tate added 16 for the Rockets, who committed 13 of their 19 turnovers in the second half. Bojan Bogdanovic, Detroit's most prominent trade chip ahead of Thursday's deadline, led the Pistons with 15 points.

☆ NBA roundup: Thunder spoil LeBron James' record night
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] Feb 7, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) moves the ball against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second half at Crypto.com Arena. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points and dished out eight assists for the Thunder, while Jalen Williams added 25 points. He became the first player in franchise history with three straight 40-point games and scored 13 of his points in the fourth. Dejounte Murray had 19, Trae Young had 16 points and 16 assists, John Collins scored 15 points and Clint Capela added 13. Jackson led the charge with support from Ja Morant, who finished with a game-high 34 points, and Brandon Clarke, who came off the bench for 13 points.

☆ NBA roundup: Knicks rally from 21-point deficit to beat 76ers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Miles McBride came off the bench to score 14 points while fellow reserve Isaiah Hartenstein had 14 rebounds. Joel Embiid (31 points, 14 rebounds), Tobias Harris (14 points, 10 rebounds) and James Harden (12 points, 12 assists) recorded double-doubles for the 76ers, who had their eight-game road winning streak snapped. De'Anthony Melton scored 14 points while Tyrese Maxey had 12 points and P.J. Scottie Barnes added 16 points and seven rebounds. Bruce Brown scored 16 and both Ish Smith and Zeke Nnaji scored 10 off the bench.

☆ NBA roundup: Five players ejected as Magic drop Wolves
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Bojan Bogdanovic added 21 points, Alec Burks chipped in with 16, Jalen Duren collected 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Isaiah Stewart added eight points, 16 rebounds and six assists. Mason Plumlee added 13 points, and Gordon Hayward chipped in 12. Jayson Tatum had a poor shooting night, hitting 3 of 15 from the floor en route to 20 points, and Derrick White added 19 points. Clint Capela hauled in a game-high 13 rebounds and scored nine points for Atlanta. Jordan Clarkson scored 24 and Mike Conley, playing his 1,000th NBA game, chipped in with 20 points and eight assists.

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