USA Basketball Improves to 2‑0 with Rout of Venezuela
USA Basketball was tied with Venezuela at 18 after the first quarter, but then blew the game open with a 24‑4 second quarter run to propel them to a 113‑69 win on Monday night in Rio. Kyrie Irving tallied seven points and three assists in 20 minutes.
1 / 11RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 8: Kyrie Irving #10, DeMar DeRozan #9 and Harrison Barnes #8 of the USA Basketball Men's National Team stand for the national anthem before the game against Venezuela on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 1 on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.