Redeem Team comes up gold

After cruising for two weeks at the Olympics, the U.S. was challenged for 40 minutes.
And it was worth every last one.

The U.S.’ riveting 118-107 victory against Spain in Sunday’s gold medal game showed how good the Americans could be under pressure, and it capped a three-year mission to put the U.S. back atop the basketball world.

“This team has come a long way, and we had a lot of blowouts those first few games,” point guard Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets said. “So it was fitting that this one would be a close one. It really tested us to see what we were all about, and in the end, we showed we’re the best in the world.”

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