USA Basketball Dream Team Win Gold against Spain

The stars of Team USA struggled in the first two quarters, but managed to narrowly defeat Spain for the gold medal in men's basketball on Sunday. 

The 107-100 game earned the Americans their second-straight Olympic championship -- in a rematch of the final game in 2008 in Beijing.

Russia claimed the bronze. 

Spanish guard Rudy Fernandez dunks the ball during the London 2012 Olympic Games men's gold medal basketball game between USA and Spain at the North Greenwich Arena in London

Spanish forward Pau Gasol charges for the basket. The Spaniards have keep the stars of Team USA on their toes -- despite claims of being the new 'Dream Team'

'Spain is a better team than '08,' LeBron James said. 'We understand that they're a better team, so it's going to be a good game. So we look forward to it.'

Who wouldn't, given the Olympic classic they staged in Beijing.

The US completed its climb back to the top of international basketball with a 118-107 victory, pulling away after Spain was within four points in the final 2½ minutes. The game was 40 end-to-end minutes of all offense, all the time, and the Americans could be even more potent now.

They are averaging 116.7 points --- just slightly off the Dream Team's record of 117.3 per game -- and set the Olympic record with 156 in an 83-point victory over Nigeria. They are averaging 10 points more than the '08 squad and winning by eight more points per game, and with James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony, the US has enough hot hands to occupy an octopus.

'We obviously have a lot of talent. Our team here is pretty ridiculous,' Bryant said.

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In the final minute, U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski , in his final international game, took out his top stars who came to London determined to keep American basketball on top. When the final horn sounded, Krzyzewski locked James in a tight embrace as Bruce Springsteen's "Born In The USA" rocked the arena.

So far USA Basketball has kept on top of their game and have showed other countries how to play ball. With the Olympic motto "inspire a new generation". Us at WHADSPOPPINg Hope that basketball inspires you to maybe even take it up professionally and become legends such as the likes of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Lebron James.

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