Anthony Edwards leads Team USA to resounding win over Puerto Rico
Ben Golliver: USA Basketball beats Puerto Rico, 104-83, to win Group C with a 3-0 record. — USA posted best point differential of 12 teams in opening round. — USA will play Brazil in quarterfinals in Paris on Tuesday. [Anthony Edwards led the way with 26 points.]
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StatMuse @statmuse
Anthony Edwards today:
26 PTS (team-high)
2 STL
11-15 FG
Number 1 option. pic.twitter.com/zRE7QILEaT – 12:50 PM
Anthony Edwards today:
26 PTS (team-high)
2 STL
11-15 FG
Number 1 option. pic.twitter.com/zRE7QILEaT – 12:50 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Anthony Edwards taking flight.
26 points.
Team USA up 26 points, 96-70, over Puerto Rico in the 4th.
#TeamUSA #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/oIAA2d1Ngy – 12:46 PM
Anthony Edwards taking flight.
26 points.
Team USA up 26 points, 96-70, over Puerto Rico in the 4th.
#TeamUSA #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/oIAA2d1Ngy – 12:46 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Team USA in cruise control, leading 87-59 after three 💪
Anthony Edwards off the bench:
🔥 19 PTS
🔥 8-10 FG pic.twitter.com/1ATjUvEgh5 – 12:39 PM
Team USA in cruise control, leading 87-59 after three 💪
Anthony Edwards off the bench:
🔥 19 PTS
🔥 8-10 FG pic.twitter.com/1ATjUvEgh5 – 12:39 PM
Evan Sidery @esidery
Derrick White, Bam Adebayo and Anthony Davis is a terrorizing trio to attempt to score on.
Add in Kevin Durant and Anthony Edwards as the scorers and it becomes unfair.
The second unit for Team USA continues to bail out slow starts from their starting lineup. pic.twitter.com/42amul2iLi – 11:47 AM
Derrick White, Bam Adebayo and Anthony Davis is a terrorizing trio to attempt to score on.
Add in Kevin Durant and Anthony Edwards as the scorers and it becomes unfair.
The second unit for Team USA continues to bail out slow starts from their starting lineup. pic.twitter.com/42amul2iLi – 11:47 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Team USA down 29-25 after one.
Jose Alvarado nine points to lead Puerto Rico, former Suns forward Davon Reed four points, three boards.
Jayson Tatum and Anthony Edwards six each for Team USA. #Paris2024 #TeamUSA #Suns – 11:38 AM
Team USA down 29-25 after one.
Jose Alvarado nine points to lead Puerto Rico, former Suns forward Davon Reed four points, three boards.
Jayson Tatum and Anthony Edwards six each for Team USA. #Paris2024 #TeamUSA #Suns – 11:38 AM
Sam Amick @sam_amick
On a related note, Kevin Durant will continue coming off the bench (very willingly) for Team USA. And this makes his second-unit bestie, Anthony Edwards, a very happy young man.
“I love that he’s coming off the bench. I get to play with him, so I hope coach keeps bringing him – 12:13 PM
On a related note, Kevin Durant will continue coming off the bench (very willingly) for Team USA. And this makes his second-unit bestie, Anthony Edwards, a very happy young man.
“I love that he’s coming off the bench. I get to play with him, so I hope coach keeps bringing him – 12:13 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
The lineup of Anthony Edwards, Kevin Durant, Derrick White, Bam Adebayo and Devin Booker played together last night for 4:25.
In that time:
— USA 17, South Sudan 5
— USA 67% FGs, South Sudan 20%
— USA 4 steals
— USA 6 assists
In 4 minutes! – 5:08 AM
The lineup of Anthony Edwards, Kevin Durant, Derrick White, Bam Adebayo and Devin Booker played together last night for 4:25.
In that time:
— USA 17, South Sudan 5
— USA 67% FGs, South Sudan 20%
— USA 4 steals
— USA 6 assists
In 4 minutes! – 5:08 AM
More on this storyline
“I don’t know what is going on. I don’t know why he gets booed all the time,” said Anthony Edwards, expressing the confusion within the team. The source of the animosity traces back to Embiid’s decision to forgo playing for the French national team, despite allegedly promising to do so. When Edwards was informed of this, he couldn’t help but smile. “But you got Wemby and Rudy; why would he play with y’all? Wemby and Rudy, what more do y’all want? You want three 7-footers?” Edwards laughed. -via BasketNews / July 31, 2024
ClutchPoints: Team USA cruised to a 103-86 win over South Sudan in Group C action. Bam Adebayo: 18 PTS, 7 REBS Kevin Durant: 14 PTS, 3 STLS Anthony Edwards: 13 PTS, 3 STLS LeBron James: 12 PTS, 7 REBS Derrick White: 10 PTS, 3 STLS Devin Booker: 10 PTS, 6 ASTS -via Twitter / July 31, 2024
“One of the things that people always ask me is, okay, what super teams are coming out of here? Who’s buddying up? Who’s whispering at their dinners like, we’re going to team up together? Ant Edwards is trailing Kevin Durant around like a big brother. During the playoffs when he was talking all that trash to KD, that is a sign of respect from Anthony Edwards. He said, hey, this was my favorite player of all time. He’s said it 100 times in Vegas too. Understandably so, he’s just unabashedly a fan of him. I asked him at one point actually, I said, I don’t know if you’ve ever said why you are a Kevin Durant fan. He said, well, I went to a game in Atlanta, it was a Thunder game, and Kevin was playing. I watched him and was like, that’s my favorite player. I said, that’s a pretty good answer. Watching that dude play, that’s a good answer.” -via YouTube / July 31, 2024