First quarter – we’ve seen LeBron diving after loose balls. Mexico took a shot after the whistle, and even though it didn’t matter, LeBron came over and swatted the shot away. Sending a message, no free points vs the USA. We’ve seen a lot of nice assists, lots of beautiful passes, lobs across the court for easy dunks. Can we call it a basketball clinic yet?
Score USA ahead 45 – 23…almost double the score.
Second quarter – we just saw LeBron run back to swat away what could have been an easy layup. The USA is up by 22 points, and they are still playing intense like it is a close game. Hey, now that I think about it, USA hasn’t expanded the lead.
65 – 51 USA still ahead at the half…but, uh…they calmed down a bit. They were out-scored in the quarter.
Third quarter – Mexico is sticking around. Hey, I thought I typed something about sending a message. Alright, get Jason Kidd back on the floor. I know, we don’t need him, we will win this, and there is no sense in taxing any of the players. Well…they brought out Kidd but still the quarter ends
101 – 78 still ahead, but only by 23 points L
it ends with USA win 127 vs 100
Looks like USA couldn’t keep up the intensity. So much for it being a basketball clinic.
I like the Nike add campaign, “together you are a beautiful monster”. That reminds me, some have compared jazz & basketball. Five guys, general plan, but improvisation needed. I was gonna compare the position vs instruments…but that got silly, quickly.