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This was the first victory for the Americans: in the first round they were 76:83 behind the French team.
After this game, the much criticized NBA basketball players raged against the Iranians.
Team USA won the first half at 28:12 and led by 60:30 after two.
The US team scored 21 points for Damian Lillard, who played poorly in a game with the French. He scored 18 points before the break, hitting 6 triples.
Outraged, the Americans took the ball three times in the closing seconds and tried to score points.
The American team bombarded the Iranian basket with three points from the opening minutes, hitting 19 of 39.
Group A.
United States – Iran 120: 66 (32:18, 28:12, 22:13, 38:24). Damian Lillard 21 (7/13 triples), Devin Booker 16, Jayson Tatum 14, Zach LaVine 13 (8th ed.), Kevin Durant and Chris Middleton after 10 / Hamed Haddadi 15, Mohammad Jamshidi 14, Navid Rezaeifar 12.
In the next game of this group, the French and Czech teams will play on Wednesday.
