Tokyo Olympics: USA males’s basketball workforce beat Spain to succeed in final 4

Jayson Tatum of the USA and Usman Garuba of Spain challenge for the ball

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Jayson Tatum is among the American players making their Olympic debuts
Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8
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Team USA beat Spain for the fourth Olympics in a row as they reached the semi-finals in Tokyo with a 95-81 win.

Spain led by 11 points (40-29) in the second quarter thanks to some fierce defence and the scoring of Ricky Rubio.

But the defending champions came roaring back to level it at 43-43 by the break and took control in the third quarter.

Once again, Kevin Durant topped the USA scoring with 29 while Rubio finished with 38 for the losers.

The USA will now take on either Argentina or Australia, who play in the last of the four quarter-finals at 13:00 BST.

“We drove it to the rim at the end of the second and were able to get our rhythm back a little bit,” said Durant, who plays with NBA side…

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