Present position:Team USA takeaways: Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis lead Americans to 86 >>Text
Team USA takeaways: Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis lead Americans to 86
Credit Card Protection Policies9891Have read
About Team USA takeaways: Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis lead Americans to 86-72 win over Canada Te...
Team USA takeaways: Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis lead Americans to 86-72 win over Canada
Team USA started exhibition season on the right note with a win over Canada
By Sam Quinn • 5 min readThe last time Team USA stepped on the court in a major tournament, it lost a 127-118 thriller against Canada for the bronze medal at the FIBA World Cup. That loss compelled many of the best players in the world, including LeBron James and Stephen Curry, to suit up for Team USA in the 2024 Olympics. Fittingly, their journey to gold began on Wednesday with an exhibition against, you guessed it, Canada.
This time, the result was different. Despite facing a Canadian team at full strength with Jamal Murray joining Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the backcourt, Team USA prevailed in an 86-72 victory. It was a balanced American effort as no one wearing red, white and blue scored more than 13 points. In a game against the opponent most expect to give Team USA its fiercest challenge in the actual tournament in Paris, the star-studded American favorites controlled the final three quarters and wound up winning comfortably. Here are the biggest takeaways from Team USA's double-digit win.
Anthony Edwards called himself the No. 1 option, and he might be right
Last summer, as Team USA prepared to play in the World Cup, Steve Kerr told Anthony Edwards that he planned to bring him off of the bench. This plan sat poorly with Edwards. "He said Dwyane Wade came off the bench when Kobe played," Edwards explained. "I was like, 'All right, we don't have a Kobe.' " By the time the tournament started, Edwards hadn't just earned a starting role. He was the best player on the team.
A similar story might be playing out here as Team USA prepares for the Olympics. Edwards, again, came off of the bench in the Canada game. He has made it clear that he has loftier ambitions for himself even on this more talented roster. "I'm still the No. 1 option," Edwards said on Sunday. Sure enough, Edwards was Team USA's leading scorer against Canada on Wednesday with 13 points. Team USA trailed 11-1 in the early going with Devin Booker in at point guard. The energy of the game shifted irrevocably the moment Kerr inserted Edwards. His scoring and defense helped Team USA quickly regain control of the game.
Tags:
Reprinted :Welcome friends to share to the network, but please explain the source of the article“Credit Card Protection Policies”。http://aqntz.feilaokan.com/chzon3.html
Related articles
2023 WNBA Finals: Three key areas the Liberty can improve in Game 2 against the Aces
Team USA takeaways: Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis lead Americans to 862023 WNBA Finals: Three key areas the Liberty can improve in Game 2 against the Aces The Libe...
Read more
SEE IT: Massive 'king of the neighborhood' gator strolls across the road
Team USA takeaways: Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis lead Americans to 86SEE IT: Massive 'king of the neighborhood' gator strolls across the roadAlligators grow more slowly...
Read more
Champions League quiz: 36 questions to test you on the teams in the 2024
Team USA takeaways: Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis lead Americans to 8636 teams, 36 questions - take our Champions League quizImage source, EPAImage caption, The 2025 Cham...
Read more
Top Article
- Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender Finds Its Toph for Season 2
- Deployed soldier pleads for the rescue of puppy found overseas
- USC football recruiting: Trojans lose five
- Starling Marte injury update: Mets outfielder activated off IL, returns to tight NL wild
- Browns unveil renderings of new $2.4B domed stadium, make pitch to build future home in Brook Park
- Orioles demote prospect Coby Mayo back to Triple
Latest News
Jaguars signing former Eagles cornerback after Tyson Campbell suffers Week 1 hamstring injury
Here's the one major difference the Texans OC has seen from C.J. Stroud going into Year 2
Manchester United vs. Liverpool friendly to be held at South Carolina's William
Mets acquire former All
WNBA Power Rankings: Lynx and rookie Dorka Juhasz make history, Liberty remain No. 1 ahead of Aces
Five young RBs talented enough to be valuable contributors or handle feature