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Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant (1August 23, 978-), an American professional basketball player, now plays for the Los Angeles Lakers in NBA and is regarded as one of the best NBA superstar players in recent years. Kobe Bryant is the son of former NBA basketball player Joe Bryant. Kobe Bryant is the best scorer in NBA. He is familiar with breakthrough, shooting, free throws and three-pointers, and there is almost no offensive blind spot. The personal record of 8 1 minute in a single game strongly proves this point. In addition to scoring crazily, Kobe's organizational ability is also outstanding, and he often serves as the first sponsor of the team's attack. In addition, Kobe is one of the best defenders in the league, and his personal defense is very oppressive.

No.33 (high school 1993- 1996), No.8 (NBA 1996 -2006), No.24 (NBA 2006- present), 10 (national team).

"Bounce" 38 inches

Kidnapping 6' 1 1

"Team" (1) played for LOWER MERION in high school, wearing No.33 jersey.

② He has been with the Los Angeles Lakers since the 1996-97 season; NBA number -8, because the previous number in Adidas ABCD training camp was 143, which adds up to 8;

③ I began to wear No.24 in the 2006-07 season, because I have time to eat, drink and be merry in time, and an attack has 24 seconds. I want to express my attitude of grasping the present, enjoying life and enjoying every minute of the game.

④ In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the United States team wore the jersey number. 10.

"Current Residence" Newport Beach, California

Speak "Language" fluently in English, Italian and Spanish!

Virgo, this constellation

Family [Wife] Vanessa Lane (Mexico)

[Father] "Sweet Bean" Joe Bryant (8.7 points in 606 NBA professional games)

Sharia Bryant and Shaya Bryant.

[eldest daughter] natalia diamond bryant.

Jaina Maria-Honnore Bryant

Former residence of Milan, Italy

13 in the first draft of Draft 1996 was selected by Charlotte Hornets (now New Orleans Hornets). In July of the same year, 1 1 was exchanged with the Lakers, and the Hornets got Divac.

""『NBA ball age "13 [1]

"Total Championship Times" 4 times (99-0000-01kloc-0/0208-09)

The current annual salary is $23.03 million.

The "Contract" was signed in July 2004 and expired in the summer of 20 1 1.

On April 3, 20 10, Kobe Bryant and the team reached an agreement on renewing the contract. The two sides will renew a three-year contract worth $84 million, when Kobe will play until the 20 14 season. [2]

[Edit this paragraph] Personal data

childhood

Kobe bean Bryant1978 was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on August 23rd. She is the youngest of three children, Joe Bryant and Pamela Bryant. [3] Before he was born, his parents named him Kobe-the name of a steak. I saw Kobe on the menu of a restaurant when I was a child. Kobe has two sisters, Celia and Shaya. Kobe's father Joe played for Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers and Houston Rockets for eight seasons in the NBA. [4][3] When Kobe was about one year old, Joe was traded to the Clippers, and he moved to Southern California with his family. Kobe began to learn to play basketball from his father when he was three years old. His favorite player is Magic Johnson, who claims that the Los Angeles Lakers are his favorite team. [3] After that, Joe was traded to the Rockets and stayed in Houston for a season. 1983 retired from the NBA. [5] When Kobe was 6 years old, [6] Joe moved to Italy with his family to continue his professional basketball career. Joe signed a contract with a team in Letty. The three children will practice Italian after school and speak fluent Italian after one year. [4][3] Kobe spent eight years in Italy when he was a child [4]. Besides playing basketball, he also likes playing football. He is a fan of Barcelona Club, and his favorite players are former Barcelona player Ronaldinho and current Messi. [6] 199 1 year [7] After Joe retired, his family moved back to the United States. [3][8]

High school period

Kobe entered Raul Merion High School in Pennsylvania. All high school students made their debut in four years. [4] Senior three, averaging 3 1. 1 minute and 10.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists, won the Pennsylvania Player of the Year. In high school, Kobe averaged 30.8 points 12 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4 steals and 3.8 blocks. He led Raul Merion High School to a record of 3 1-3, including a wave of Kobe Bryant (wearing No.33) who stayed in high school until the end of the season and won the state championship. [3][5] Kobe scored a career-high 50 points against Ma Puer Newto and scored 34 points 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 9 blocks in the divisional championship. [4] 1995 Kobe attended the adidas ABCD training camp and got to know teammate Lamar Odom. [9] In the last three years of high school, he led the high school team to a record of 77- 13. In high school, Kobe Bryant scored 2,883 points, becoming the highest scoring record in high school basketball in southeastern Pennsylvania, breaking the records of Hall of Fame player wilt chamberlain (2,359 points) and St. Joseph player Karin Wally (244 1 point). [4][3] In high school, Kobe began to get in touch with social celebrities. 1996, Kobe invited R &；; Singer Brandy Norwood attended her graduation dance. [3][ 10] (tidbit: Kobe later made a guest appearance in a sitcom called Moesha by Brandi [10])

Kobe got 1080 in the SAT [1 1], which was enough to ensure that he got a basketball scholarship and was admitted to a good university. Duke University wanted to recruit Kobe into the school, but Kobe chose to skip the university and enter the NBA draft directly from high school. [3][ 12]

NBA career

1996 draft

Kobe Bryant was selected by Charlotte Hornets in the first round 1996. 17' s age makes him the youngest defender to be directly selected into the NBA from high school. [3] Became the 27th player to enter the NBA directly from high school, and one of the two high school players who entered the league from 65438 to 0996 (the other is Jermaine ONeal). [5] Because Lakers general manager Jerry West valued Kobe's talent, in July 1996, 1 1 [5] he traded Lakers center Vlade Divac for Kobe. Free salary space also created conditions for signing free agent shaquille o'neal in the summer. [3] Because Kobe is only 17 years old, his parents can only sign a contract with the team instead of him, and he can't sign a contract with the team himself until Kobe 18 years old. [ 13]

Initial NBA career (1996-99)

In the first two seasons, Kobe played as a substitute in order to adapt himself to NBA games. In his first three seasons, the Lakers rarely won the playoffs, and were kicked out of the house with 1998 and 1999 respectively. [3] In the rookie season, Kobe played 7 1 time (6 starts), averaging 7.6 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and playing 15.5 minutes. At that time, he became the youngest player in NBA history (the record is now held by teammate Andrew Bynum [14]) and the youngest starter. [4]1997 all-star dunk contest won the championship. [15] In the same year, he and teammate Taravis Knight were selected as the second NBA rookie team and became the youngest player to be selected as the best rookie team. [16][ 17] The season ended after Kobe Bryant made three last-minute "air balls". [18] In the fourth quarter, he missed the first shot to win the game, and missed two chances to equalize the score in the last minute of overtime. In this way, Utah jazz defeated the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs. Shaquille o'neal commented a few years later: "(Kobe) was the only guy who dared to shoot like that at that moment." [ 19]

1997-98 season, Kobe averaged 26.0 minutes 15.4 points 3. 1 rebounds 2.5 assists. Become the highest scoring player among non-starters in the league and the highest scoring player among substitutes in the history of the Lakers (starting less than 10 games). [5] The increase of Kobe's playing time is due to the tactical arrangement of the team's "small lineup", when Kobe will play the position of small forward instead of the usual scoring/point guard position. [20] In the competition of 1998 for the best sixth man award in NBA, Kobe also ranked second. [2 1] In the second season, Kobe Bryant was selected into the 1998 All-Star Team by fans' voting, along with teammates shaquille o'neal, eddie jones and nick van exel [22], which is the first time that four players from the same team have been selected into the same NBA All-Star Game since 1983. At the same time, Kobe became the youngest all-star player in NBA history. [3]

1998-99 season, he was the only player in the team who played 50 full-time games (only played 50 games because of labor disputes throughout the season). Throughout the season, Kobe averaged 1.44 steals, ranking first in the team and being able to get the second highest 19.9 points. [4] Because Eddie Jones and Nick Van exel were traded, Kobe became the team's starter. [5] In the middle of the season, Kobe signed a six-year contract with the Lakers, worth about $70 million. [23] This contract enables Kobe to play for the Lakers until the 2003-04 season. Although only early in his career, some sports reporters have begun to compare Kobe's skills with those of Michael Jordan and ervin johnson. [13][24][25] but this year's playoffs showed no improvement, and they were swept out by the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals. [26]

Laker Dynasty (1999-2002)

1999-2000 with the arrival of Phil Jackson, Kobe entered the second stage of his career, during which he changed from a star to a superstar. [3] Phil Jackson helped the Lakers become an NBA championship team with the triangle offensive tactics he used when he won the Chicago Bulls six times. In 2000, 200 1, and the three consecutive championships in 2002 are the best proof. [27] At the beginning of the season, Kobe Bryant had to stay in the audience for six weeks because he injured his right hand in the preseason game against the Washington Wizards. After returning to the game, under the guidance of the new coach, Kobe's offensive power has improved, and he played 66 times for the Lakers in the 1999-2000 season. In 38.2 minutes, Lakers dynasty Shaquille O 'Neal and Kobe Jackson averaged 22.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. [3] [5] The average number of assists and steals per game is the first in the team. Thanks to the return of O 'Neal and Kobe Bryant, as well as a strong bench lineup, the Lakers won the fifth highest number of regular-season wins in NBA history-67 games. O 'Neill won the MVP of the regular season, while Kobe Bryant was selected for the first time as the second team of the NBA's best team and the first team of the NBA's best defense (becoming the youngest player to win this honor). [28] He was selected to the All-Star Team for the second time in the same year, and was selected to the All-Star Game for1/year. Although Kobe only played second in the playoffs, he scored 25 points 1 1 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals against Portland Trailblazers. [29] There was also an aerial relay with O 'Neill, which won the Western Conference finals series. In the finals against Indiana Pacers, Kobe sprained his ankle in the second quarter of the second game and didn't appear again until the fourth game. In the fourth game, O 'Neill fouled out in overtime, and Kobe scored 8 points in a row, leading the team to win the game with 120- 1 18. [30] In the 2000 playoffs, he averaged 21.65,438+0 points per game. After six games in the finals, he joined hands with O 'Neill to lead the team to the first NBA championship since 1988. [3][30]

In 2000-0 1 season, Kobe played 68 times, and all the data were improved, averaging 28.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists, and the playing time was also increased to 40.9 minutes. But it was in this year that the contradiction between Kobe Bryant and O 'Neal began to appear. [3 1] Although the Lakers won only 56 games this season, which was 1 1 less than last season, their score in the playoffs was 15- 1. They easily swept Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings and San Antonio Spurs until they lost a game in overtime against Philadelphia 76ers in the final. [32] 16 in the playoffs, Kobe can get 29.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6. 1 assists. In the playoffs, O 'Neill declared that Kobe was the best player in the league. [18] His improvement in attack power helped the team win the NBA championship for the second year in a row. [3][5]

In the 200 1-02 season, although his average score dropped to 25.2 points, he still sent out the comprehensive data of 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists, and Kobe's shooting percentage reached the highest in his career-46.9% this season. In the 200 1-02 season, Kobe Bryant was selected for the first time in the NBA. In the same year, Kobe won his first all-star MVP trophy with the comprehensive data of 3 1 point, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. [3] In the playoffs, I faced the Trailblazers in the first round and swept my opponent 3-0 again. In the second round, the Western Conference finals defeated the Spurs 4-/Kloc-0-0 and the Kings 4-3. Beat the New Jersey Nets 4-0 in the finals and won the NBA championship for the third time in a row. In the playoffs, Kobe averaged 26.8 points, 5 1.4% shooting percentage, 5.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists, of which 1/4 was the team's score. [3] [5] [33] At the age of 23, Kobe became the youngest player to win the championship three times. [34][35]

A brief low tide (2002-04)

50 wins and 32 losses in the 2002-03 regular season. For the first time, Kobe played full-time in 82 games of the season, averaging 4 1.5 minutes, and scored 30.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.2 steals. 40+ for 9 consecutive games and 35+ for 13 consecutive games, all setting personal records. In February 2003, he averaged 40.6 points per game, becoming the third player in NBA history to average more than 40 points per game in a single month. [4][5] 12 averaged 32. 1 point 5. 1 rebound 5.2 assists in the playoffs, but lost to the San Antonio spurs in the western conference semi-final and missed the finals. [5]

In the 2003-04 season, the Lakers had hall of fame members Carl Malone and Gary Payton, as well as all-star players O 'Neill and Kobe Bryant for many years, making the Lakers the strongest starting lineup in league history. [36] But in the summer of 2003, Kobe was involved in a sex scandal at the CO Hotel in Eagle County, Colorado. Kobe Bryant traveled back and forth between the Lakers and the stadium many times that season. [3] In the last game of the regular season, the Lakers played against the Blazers. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to victory with two lore games and won the Pacific Division title. At the last moment of the fourth quarter, Kobe hit a three-pointer to equalize the score and dragged the game into overtime. [37] The game finally entered the second overtime, and Kobe hit another three-pointer to help the Lakers 105- 104 win. [37] The Lakers still won 50+ in the 27th regular season, beating the Rockets, Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves 4- 1, 4-2 and 4-2 respectively in the playoffs. After 2002, they advanced to the NBA finals again, but the Detroit Pistons led by finals MVP Xichang Billups lost in five games. [3][36] In the finals, Kobe averaged 22.6 points and 4.4 assists and shot only 35. 1%. [38] In September 2004, Kobe's sex scandal finally ended because the woman refused to testify in court. [3] After losing in the 2004 NBA Finals, Jackson and O 'Neill left the Lakers. Jackson wanted to leave his coaching position for a while [3], and rudy tomjanovich took over his coaching position [39]. After asking for a trade, O 'Neal was sent to Miami Heat in exchange for Lamar Odom, caron butler and brian grant. Then Kobe turned down the contract offered by the Los Angeles Clippers as a free agent and signed a seven-year contract with the Lakers worth 654.38+0.364 million. [3][4 1]

Disappointed playoffs (2004-2007)

In the 2004-05 season, what happened last season greatly damaged Kobe's reputation and made him controversial and criticized. Phil Jackson published a new book, The Last Season: A Team in Search of Soul, in which he described in detail the turmoil of the Lakers in 2003-04 and criticized Kobe Bryant as "unteachable". [42] In the middle of the season, head coach Tom Janovic suddenly resigned as head coach, citing health problems. After Tom Janovich left, Lakers assistant Frank Hamblen took over the rest of the team's season. [43] After O 'Neal left, Kobe must learn to be the leader of the team. He averaged 27.6 points per game. In the 2004-05 season, Kobe averaged 10, 40+. But the team failed to enter the playoffs for the first time since the 1993-94 season. [44] In the awards selection after this season, due to the decline of the overall strength of the Lakers, Kobe failed to enter the best defensive lineup, and the best lineup was only selected for the third lineup. [45][46]

In the 2005-06 season, Phil Jackson returned to the Lakers [47] and the Lakers entered the playoffs again. The Lakers were 45-37 in the regular season, and Kobe averaged 35.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists. Although his personal data has been greatly improved-winning the scoring champion for the first time, his team has been struggling. In the playoffs, they were turned over by their opponents when they were 3-/kloc-0-0 ahead of the Phoenix Suns, and were finally eliminated from the playoffs. On February 20, 2005, in the game between the Lakers and Dallas Mavericks, Kobe scored 62 points in the first three quarters (he didn't play in the fourth quarter), and his personal score of 62 points was even higher than the Mavericks' 6 1 when they left. Since the introduction of the 24-second rule, Kobe is the first player to do so. [48] The most famous game this season was the one against Toronto Raptors on October 22nd, 2006, which scored 8 1 point. Kobe made 28 of 46 shots in the second half and scored 55 points out of 8 1 point. 8 1 minute, second only to wilt chamberlain's single game 100. [3] In the 2005-06 season, Kobe scored 2832 points, ranking seventh in NBA history. [4] No.8 → No.24 ranked fourth in the 2006 Most Valuable Player Award, but he won 22 first-place votes-second only to the final winner steve nash. After that, Kobe decided to change his jersey number from No.8 to No.24 in the 2006-07 season. He just started wearing size 24 in high school, 1996 changed to size 33. [50] After the end of the season, Kobe said in an interview with TNT that he had planned to choose No.24 in his rookie season, but it could not be realized. The No.33 jersey had retired with Karim Abdel-Gabbar. Kobe once passed the number 143 in Adidas ABCD training camp, so he finally chose the sum of three numbers-8 as his number. [50] He once said, "24th means 24 hours, and I want to devote all my energy to basketball, which is why I chose 24th. If I can't devote myself wholeheartedly, I'm not Kobe. 24 is my best interpretation. " [5 1][52]

In the 2006-07 season, after changing the number, Kobe won the scoring champion with an average of 3 1.6 points per game and was selected as an all-star again. [3] In the All-Star Game, Kobe scored 3 1 point, 6 assists and 6 steals, and won the MVP of the All-Star Game for the second time. [53] Kobe Bryant 10 scored 50+ this season, surpassing Jordan 1986- 1987' s record of eight games. [4] But in the playoffs, the Lakers lost to the Suns by 1-4 in the first round of the playoffs.

MVP season (2007-08)

On May 27th, 2007, ESPN reported that Kobe wanted West to return to the Lakers to manage the team again. [54] And later said that if West's return to the Lakers didn't happen, he wanted to be traded. [55] However, three days later, on Stephen A smith's radio program, Kobe said that someone in the team had an "inside story", claiming to be responsible for O' Neill's departure and showing dissatisfaction; And publicly said, "I want to be traded." Three hours after making this statement, Bryant said in another interview that after talking with head coach Jackson, he decided to withdraw his statement calling for a trade. He became the youngest player to score 20,000 points (29 years old, 122 days) against the new york Knicks on February 23rd, 2007. [57] Kobe played 82 times this season, averaging 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists 1.84 steals [5], leading the team to a 57-25 lead. On May 6th, 2008, he swept the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs and was officially awarded the title of NBA Most Valuable Player. Kobe won the first regular-season MVP trophy of his career [58]. In the same year, he was also selected into the NBA Best Team, the Best Defensive Team and the All-Star Game, and eventually led the team to the 2008 NBA Finals, and finally lost to the Boston Celtics. [3]2 1 30. 1 5.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists in the playoffs. [5]

Return to the championship (2008-09)

At the beginning of the 2008-09 season, the Lakers started with a wave of seven consecutive victories. [59] Then Kobe led the team to the best start in team history, 19 games, 17-2. [60] By the middle of 10, the score of the Lakers was 2 1-3. Kobe led his team to defeat several competitors competing for the NBA championship, including the Celtics in the Christmas War 92-83, the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2009 [6 1]65438+ 19 15-88, and the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2009 [62]. [63] As a result, the Lakers remained number one in the West all season. Kobe continues to play an advantage this season, and has been selected for the 1 1 all-star game in a row, and has always been the strongest contender for the most valuable player award. [64] Kobe won the Western Conference Player of the Month in February and 10, and won the Western Conference Player of the Week three times. [65] On June 5438+ 10, 2009, Kobe won triple doubles twice, and his career triple doubles reached 16 games. The last time Kobe got a triple-double was in 2005. [66] In the 2009 All-Star Game, Kobe scored 27 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals. NBA Finals MVP and O 'Neill share the All-Star MVP trophy. [67] In this season, Kobe also has an excellent scoring performance. On February 2, 2009, Lakers VS Knicks, Kobe hit 6 1% and got 6 1 point, and finally won the game with 126- 1 17. Kobe Bryant scored the highest score in Madison Square Garden, breaking bernard king's record. [68][69] At the same time, 6 1 is also the highest score in a single game in 2008-09. By the end of the season, Kobe Bryant had risen from 2 1 to 17 in the NBA total score list, surpassing Elgin Baylor (in chronological order), Adrian Dantley (71) and Robert parrish (77). Lakers regular season 65- 17. Kobe averaged 26.8 points per game and lost to LeBron James in the MVP vote. Defeated Utah Jazz, Rockets and Nuggets 4- 1, 4-3 and 4-2 respectively in the playoffs, and led the Lakers to the NBA Finals for the second year in a row. In the final finals, 4- 1 defeated Orlando magic, and Kobe won the finals MVP trophy. He became the first player to average 32.4 points and 7.4 assists per game after Jerry West in the 1996 NBA Finals Series [73][74], the second player to average 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game in the NBA Finals Series after Michael Jordan, and the sixth player for the Lakers to win the NBA Finals MVP. [3][75]

fourth quarter

Kobe continued to lead the defending champion Lakers into an elite team in the 2009- 10 season. Kobe Bryant still made an extraordinary contribution this season. On February 4, 2009, against the Heat, Kobe Bryant hit the buzzer with a three-pointer before the end. [76] Kobe thinks this goal is one of his luckiest goals. [76] On June 5438+February 2009 1 1 against the timberwolves, his right index finger was broken. [77] Despite the injury, Kobe chose to continue to participate in the game, and did not intend to make any decision on leave or truce. [78] In the game of 65438+February 65438+June 2009, Kobe Bryant once again staged a lore, and beat Milwaukee Bucks in overtime without scoring the last goal in the regular season. [79]20 1065438+ 10 1, Kobe Bryant once again scored three points to kill the king. [80] In October, 2065438+65438 in00+21/kloc-0, Kobe became the youngest player to reach 25000 points (3 1 year 15 1 day), but the Lakers were in the arena of the fast loan center. [81] 2010+317.3 seconds before the end of the game against Celtic, Kobe hit a near-lore to help the Lakers, who were behind in the fourth quarter, take away the victory. [82] On the evening of February, 2065438 10, Kobe scored 25208 points in his career, surpassing Jerry West. [83] On February 23rd, 2065438+00, Kobe hit a three-pointer in the last 4.3 seconds against Memphis Grizzlies, which was his sixth game this season. [84][85] When interviewed by the final winner after the game, Kobe said, "Every time is like the first time for me, and it will always be a brand-new experience." [84] On February 25th, 2065438+00, the Lakers played against the Mavericks. Kobe Bryant's career total score reached 25,298, surpassing Reggie Miller and rising to 13 in the historical scoring list. However, the Lakers finally lost to the Mavericks by 96: 10 1. [86] On March 20 10, the Lakers played against the Raptors, and Kobe hit a jumper in the last 1.9 seconds. In the end, the Lakers won the game with 109: 107, which was his seventh shot this season. [87] [85] On March 25th, 2065438+00, the Lakers challenged the Spurs away. Kobe Bryant scored a total of 25,636 points in his career, surpassing the legendary star of Nuggets Alex Ingrid, ranking 12 in the NBA scoring list, and led the Lakers to beat the Spurs 92-83. [88]

At the beginning of the season, Kobe's shooting percentage reached a career high (49.3%). However, between 65438+February,1and 65438+1October 23rd, the hit rate was only 43% due to finger and back injuries. [89]

International competition experience

Kobe Bryant started his international career at the highest level with the US national team in 2006. [90] In the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, he was selected for the American national team, but eventually he withdrew from the national team due to injury. [3] He is a member of the American men's adult team and won the American basketball championship in 2007. They scored 10-0 in this competition and won Kobe Bryant (wearing 10) in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. He is the starter of 10 game, ranking third in free throws and free throw percentage, fourth in shooting and three-pointers. Among all teammates, Kobe scored 15, assisted 14 and stole 8. /kloc-8 of the 0/0 matches scored double digits. His shooting percentage is 53%, averaging 16.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3. 1 assists. [90]

On June 23, 2008, Kobe Bryant was selected for the national team of American men's basketball team in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. This is his first time to participate in the Olympic Games. [9 1]

On August 24th, 2008, in the final between the United States and Spain, Kobe scored 20 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter and 6 assists, and finally defeated Spain with165,438+08:107. It broke the embarrassing record that the American team missed the championship since the 2000 Olympic Games. Average 15.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2. 1 assists, and hit 46.2% in eight games. [ 13]