Turkey vs USA (09.12.2010) [Kevin Durant with 28 points]

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2010 FIBA World Championship Final Turkey vs USA Turkey: Kerem Tunceri, Omer Onan, Hidayet Turkoglu, Ersan Ilyasova, Omer Asik - Sinan Guler, Semih Erden, Kerem Gonlum, Ender Arslan, Cenk Akyol, Baris Ermis, Oguz Savas. USA: Chauncey Billups, Derrick Rose, Andre Iguodala, Kevin Durant, Lamar Odom - Russell Westbrook, Rudy Gay, Eric Gordon, Kevin Love, Tyson Chandler, Stephen Curry, Danny Granger. Boxscore: turkey2010.fiba.com In front of a heavily partisan crowd in Istanbul, Turkey, Team USA knocked aside the world's doubt and skepticism in convincing style. After hurtling through the tournament rounds unscathed with a 8-0 mark, the young American squad defeated Turkey in the FIBA 2010 World Championship finals Sunday, 81 - 64. Despite the jeers and cheers directed by a 15000+ crowd at the visitors, the United States team won their first tournament since 1994 - relying on the deftness of the 21-year-old Kevin Durant. Durant, who competes for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, knocked-down 28 points in a lopsided US win over a physical and taller Turkish squad. Turkey began the game on an adrenaline high, boosted by their fan base. Yet Team USA managed to stifle the momentum, thanks to its pesky defense and Durant's deflating string of three-pointers. Opening the second quarter with a 22-17 lead, the US defense burdened the home team by forcing turnovers due to the 24-second clock expiring. Durant further drilled threes to bolster his phenomenal 46% shooting rate over the <b>...</b>

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