Sports Betting – United States Wins Basketball World Championship. After the United States dominated the basketball world championships in sports betting, don’t call this the “B” team anymore. The United States didn’t have Kobe Bryant, LeBron James or some of the NBA’s other superstars but they did have Kevin Durant who is making his claim as one of the best players in the world. The United States rolled over Turkey in the FIBA championship game 81-64 as Kevin Durant scored 28 points.
The United States was led by Durant who is making his claim to being one of the best players in the world. He set a record for the most points in the tournament by a U.S. player. The United States won their first championship since 1994. Durant was the star for the United States but there were other important contributors. Lamar Odom had 15 points and 11 rebounds while Russell Westbrook scored 13. Hedo Turkoglu led Turkey with 16 points while Ersan Ilyasova added seven points and eleven rebounds. The United States not only got the win, they covered the 10.5 point spread at SBG.
Fantastic Coaching by Mike Krzyzewski – The Duke head coach took a team without the best players who won the Olympic gold and still won a world championship. He did have Durant and some other talented players but his coaching was superb. He got the most out of this team and would not accept anything less than a world title. Coach K had the United States team playing great defense throughout the tournament. They held Turkey to 36.4% shooting in the title game as they covered the sports betting number. The United States was totally composed in front of a loud and boisterous crowd of 15,000 that was cheering loudly for Turkey. Krzyzewski is now the first coach in U.S. history to win both an Olympic and an FIBA gold medal. Lamar Odom is the only player in history to win an NBA and an FIBA title in the same year.
U.S. Qualifies for 2012 Olympics – Since the United States won the FIBA title they automatically qualify for the 2012 Olympics. The same cannot be said of Spain who didn’t even make it to the title game. They will have to qualify to reach the Olympics.