Steve Smith * 2000 Olympics Mens Basketball Team Usa * Nba Team Super Stars Limited Edition Figure, Usa Display Base & Exclusive Topps Collector Trading Card Displayed Figure Stands Approximately 4 Inches Ages 4 And Up From Mattelthe 2000 Us Olympic Mens Basketball Team Did What They Were Sent To Do They Won The Olympic Gold Medal What Wasnt Expected Were Several Tight Contests That Kept Games Suspenseful For Us Team Members And Basketball Fans Worldwide For The First Time Since The 1988 Olympicsfor The 12Th Time In 14 Olympics The United States Mens Olympic Team Won Gold And In The Process Upped Its Overall Winloss Record In Olympic Play To An Astounding 1092, Including A Current Win Streak Numbering 25 Consecutive Victoriesthe Us Team Was Coached By Rudy Tomjanovich It Won Its First Two Games By Lopsided Margins, But Faced More Difficult Competition Thereafter A Preliminary Game Against Lithuania, The Us Team Won 8576, Marking The First Time A Team Of Professional American Players Failed To Win By Double Digits Two Games Later, In A 10694 Victory Over France, Vince Carter Pulled Off One Of The Most Famous Dunks In Basketball History, Jumping Over 218M French Center Frederic Weis On His Way To The Basket (The French Media Would Dub Carters Feat Le Dunk De La Mort"The Dunk Of Death")A Major Shock Came On The Semifinals Game When The United States Managed To Defeat Lithuania By Only Two Points, 8583, After Lithuanian Star ?Arunas Jasikevicius Missed A Desperation Threepointer At The Buzzer That Would Have Won The Gamefifteen Days After Opening The Olympics The Usa Faced France For The Gold Medal The Americans, Behind 13 Points From Allen And Carter, Led The Entire Game And Despite Opening A 14Point Lead Early, Were Unable To Put France Away France Rallied To Within Four, 7672 With 426 To Play, Before The Us Once Again Reasserted Itself And Pulled Away For The 8575 Victory
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