US men beat Australia!! Ply semifinals with Argentina!! - London Olympic 2012

In London Olympic 2012, U.S. men's basketball team defeated Australia 119-86 Wednesday and advanced to the semifinals with fierce rival Argentina. Russia & Spain will play in the other semifinal Friday and the winners play Sunday for gold. KevinDurant (14 points), LeBronJames ( 11 points), DeronWilliams(18 points), (Anthony 17 points), and Kevin Love(10 points) were the key player to win the match against Australia.

Whatever Carmelo Anthony said to Kobe Bryant at halftime of the game and Anthony won't repeat it Bryant. Anthony referring to Bryant's nickname, "Black Mamba". He was a little sleepy out there. And "I was talking to him at halftime and in the third quarter. I guess I pushed the button, and he woke up."

U.S. men's basketball team defeated Australia 119-86 Wednesday and advanced to the semifinals with fierce rival Argentina. Bryant missing all four of his attempts from the field in the first half hit six of 10 shots and scored 20 points, 18 on three-pointers, in the second half.

Russia & Spain will play in the other semifinal Friday, and the winners play Sunday for gold.

Bryant scored 12 points on four three-pointers in a 64-second span in the fourth quarter. It turning a 15-point lead into a 25-point edge and ensuring another large margin of victory despite a close game at times.

Bryant said, “I just found my rhythm & it is my best game of the Olympics after slumbering through portions of 5½ games.” And "I started shooting the ball, and it went in for me."

KevinDurant finished with 14 points & LeBronJames had a triple-double with 11 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, DeronWilliams scoring 18, Anthony adding 17 and KevinLove posting 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Now,  US Basketball team face on Argentina for semifinal.

Anthony also said, “We’re ready for them & excited about this matchup”. After the game, in the group, we said we have to prepare for them mentally."

Team of Argentina of this Olympics’ Basketball has four the key players from Argentina's 2004 gold medal team, featuring Manu Ginobili (35 years old), Luis Scola (32), Carlos Delfino (29) and Andres Nocioni (32).

Argentina took gold in Athens’ Olympic with a bronze in the 2008 Beijing Games, and now wants one more shot at gold. They would like nothing more than to beat the USA in the semifinals.

These two teams have played twice in the last three weeks, once in an exhibition match and once in Olympic group play this week.

The USA defeated Argentina by 86-80 July 22 in Barcelona and led by double digits until a late Argentina run made it a four-point game with 2:50 remaining in the fourth quarter. Then again the USA won 126-97 Monday, blowing open a 60-59 halftime lead with a 42-17 third quarter.

With the risk higher, can Argentina make it a closer game or not? Argentina knows it can score against the USA. But can the Argentines limit the USA's dangerous offense, which can score points in dizzying spells & run away with the game?

James said that we are playing some good ball right now & going up against a team that we know & that we're used to know how to play with them. They're going to be excited to play us. We're going to be excited to play them as well.”