Americans enjoy comfortable win after struggles against TurkeyTeam
USA will now face Greece in next round of World CupJaylen Brown scored 20 points, Kemba Walker added 15 and Team USA finally got to enjoy an easy night, rolling past
Japan 98-45 in the Group E finale at the Fiba World Cup.
The US are accustomed to blowout wins, particularly when they have
NBA players, hadn’t enjoyed one yet in six games against international competition this summer. The biggest victory margin before Thursday was 21 in the
World Cup opener against the Czech Republic, and the US came into the group finale with a plus-59 scoring differential in four exhibitions and two World Cup games. This one, two days after the Americans needed late-game heroics to beat
Turkey 93-92 in overtime, was drama-free.