Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's basketball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, began on 10 August and ended on 24 August, when the United States defeated Spain 118–107 for the gold medal. All games were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | China |
| City | Beijing |
| Dates | 10 – 24 August |
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (13th title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Lithuania |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer | Pau Gasol (19.6 points per game) |
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| Rosters | ||
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| Qualification | ||
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Qualification
Format
- Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
- Fifth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–10th by basis of their records.
- Sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 11th–12th by basis of their records.
- In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th by basis of their preliminary round records
- The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A1/B4 vs. A3/B2 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
- The winning teams from the semifinals play for the gold medal. The losing teams play for the bronze.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
- Head to head results
- Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
All times are local Beijing Time (UTC+8).
Squads
Preliminary round
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Group A
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Team |
Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania |
5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 400 | +25 | 9 | 1–0 |
| Argentina |
5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 361 | +64 | 9 | 0–1 |
 Croatia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 399 | 380 | +19 | 8 | 1–0 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 457 | 405 | +52 | 8 | 0–1 |
 Russia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 387 | 406 | −19 | 6 | |
 Iran |
5 | 0 | 5 | 323 | 464 | −141 | 5 |
18 August 2008 11:15 |
| Australia |
106–75 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 27–15, 20–22, 31–24 | ||
| Pts: Bogut 23 Rebs: Mills 4 Asts: Anstey 4 |
Pts: K. Lavrinovič 14 Rebs: K. Lavrinovič 8 Asts: Jasikevičius 5 | |
Group B
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Team |
Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
5 | 5 | 0 | 515 | 354 | +161 | 10 |
| Spain |
5 | 4 | 1 | 418 | 369 | +49 | 9 |
 Greece |
5 | 3 | 2 | 415 | 375 | +40 | 8 |
 China |
5 | 2 | 3 | 366 | 400 | −34 | 7 |
 Germany |
5 | 1 | 4 | 330 | 390 | −60 | 6 |
 Angola |
5 | 0 | 5 | 321 | 477 | −156 | 5 |
14 August 2008 20:00 |
| United States |
92–69 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 31–16, 23–22, 18–15 | ||
| Pts: Bryant, Bosh 18 Rebs: James, Howard, Anthony 6 Asts: James 6 |
Pts: Papaloukas 15 Rebs: Fotsis, Papaloukas 8 Asts: Diamantidis 3 | |
Knockout round
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| A1 | Lithuania |
94 | |||||||||||
| B4 | China |
68 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Lithuania |
86 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Spain |
91 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Spain |
72 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Croatia |
59 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Spain |
107 | |||||||||||
| B1 | United States |
118 | |||||||||||
| B1 | United States |
116 | |||||||||||
| A4 | Australia |
85 | |||||||||||
| B1 | United States |
101 | Bronze medal game | ||||||||||
| A2 | Argentina |
81 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Argentina |
80 | A1 | Lithuania |
75 | ||||||||
| B3 | Greece |
78 | A2 | Argentina |
87 | ||||||||
Quarterfinals
20 August 2008 14:30 |
| Spain |
72–59 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 15–15, 14–12, 21–21 | ||
| Scoring by half: 37–26, 35–33 | ||
| Pts: P. Gasol 20 Rebs: P. Gasol 10 Asts: Calderón, P. Gasol 2 |
Pts: Banić 15 Rebs: Banić, Planinić 5 Asts: Kus, Nicević 2 | |
20 August 2008 16:45 |
| Lithuania |
94–68 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 22–13, 29–23, 24–15 | ||
| Scoring by half: 41–30, 53–38 | ||
| Pts: Jasikevičius 23 Rebs: Kleiza 7 Asts: Jasikevičius 6 |
Pts: Yao 19 Rebs: Yi 9 Asts: Yao 3 | |
20 August 2008 20:00 |
| United States |
116–85 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 30–19, 34–18, 27–24 | ||
| Scoring by half: 55–43, 61–42 | ||
| Pts: Bryant 25 Rebs: James 9 Asts: James, Paul, Wade, Williams 3 |
Pts: Mills 20 Rebs: Worthington 6 Asts: Newley 3 | |
Semifinals
22 August 2008 20:00 |
| Spain |
91–86 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 19–23, 22–24, 29–20 | ||
| Scoring by half: 40–42, 51–44 | ||
| Pts: P Gasol 19 Rebs: Jiménez 7 Asts: Rubio 4 |
Pts: Jasaitis, Jasikevičius 19 Rebs: Jasaitis 8 Asts: Jasikevičius 6 | |
Bronze medal match
24 August 2008 12:00 |
| Lithuania |
75–87 | Argentina  |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 13–22, 15–22, 26–19 | ||
| Scoring by half: 34–46, 41–41 | ||
| Pts: Šiškauskas 15 Rebs: Šiškauskas, K. Lavrinovič 6 Asts: Jasikevičius 3 |
Pts: Delfino 20 Rebs: Delfino 10 Asts: Prigioni 7 | |
Gold medal match
24 August 2008 14:00 |
 Spain |
107–118 | United States  |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–38, 30–31, 21–22, 25–27 | ||
| Scoring by half: 61–69, 46–49 | ||
| Pts: Fernández 22 Rebs: Reyes 7 Asts: Navarro 4 |
Pts: Wade 27 Rebs: Bosh 7 Asts: Bryant 6 | |
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Pablo Estévez (ARG), Carl Jungebrand (FIN) |
The Americans got off to a start with the Spaniards hitting seven of their first nine shots; if not for a 10–0 run by LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, the Americans would have trailed in the first quarter. With USA leading by 14, Spain chipped away at the lead during the second quarter to cut the deficit to eight points.
The team traded baskets in the third quarter, with Spain cutting the deficit further to seven. A three-point field goal by Rudy Fernández cut the lead into two, the smallest deficit with 8:13 left in the fourth. Kobe Bryant and Wade extended the lead with three-pointers to 103–92 but Spain had a final push, capped with another three-pointer from Carlos Jiménez to reduce the lead 108–104. In the final 2 minutes a three-pointer by Dwyane Wade and a Kobe Bryant field goal extended the lead back to 9.[3]
Awards
| 2008 Olympic Basketball Champions |
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| United States Thirteenth title |
Statistical leaders
Top ten in points, rebounds and assists, and top 5 in steals and blocks.
Points
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Rebounds
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Assists
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Steals
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Blocks
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Game highs
| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
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| Points | Luis Scola | 37 | Russia |
| Rebounds | Dirk Nowitzki | 17 | China |
| Assists | Pablo Prigioni | 10 | Russia |
| Steals | Andrei Kirilenko Dwyane Wade | 6 | Lithuania Greece |
| Blocks | Hamed Haddadi Kšyštof Lavrinovič Yao Ming | 4 | Lithuania Argentina Angola |
| Field goal percentage | Ioannis Bouroussis | 100% (9/9) | Angola |
| 3-point field goal percentage | Viktor Khriapa Dirk Nowitzki | 100% (6/6) | Australia Angola |
| Free throw percentage | Carmelo Anthony | 100% (13/13) | Argentina |
| Turnovers | Carlos Morais | 10 | United States |
Final standings
Competing teams.
Rankings are determined by:
- 1st–4th
- Results of gold and bronze medal games.
- 5th–8th:
- Win-loss record in the preliminary round group
- Standings in the preliminary round group (i.e. Group A's #3 is ranked higher than Group B's #4.)
- Goal average in the preliminary round group
- 9th–10th and 11th–12th:
- 5th placers in the preliminary round groups are classified 9th–10th; 6th placers classified *11th–12th
- Win-loss record in the preliminary round group
- Goal average in the preliminary round group
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Standing | GAvg | New rank |
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| Final participants | ||||||||||
| United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 850 | 627 | +223 | 2 | ||
| Spain | 8 | 6 | 2 | 688 | 632 | +56 | 3 | ||
| Bronze medal game participants | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 8 | 6 | 2 | 673 | 615 | +58 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Lithuania | 8 | 5 | 3 | 680 | 646 | +34 | 6 | ||
| Eliminated at the quarterfinals | ||||||||||
| 5th | Greece | 6 | 3 | 3 | 493 | 455 | +38 | B-3rd | 1.117 | 4 |
| 6th | Croatia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 458 | 452 | +6 | A-3rd | 1.050 | 18 |
| 7th | Australia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 542 | 521 | +21 | A-4th | 9 | |
| 8th | China | 6 | 2 | 4 | 434 | 494 | −60 | 10 | ||
| Preliminary round 5th placers | ||||||||||
| 9th | Russia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 387 | 406 | −19 | – | 0.953 | 15 |
| 10th | Germany | 5 | 1 | 4 | 330 | 390 | −60 | – | 0.846 | 7 |
| Preliminary round 6th placers | ||||||||||
| 11th | Iran | 5 | 0 | 5 | 323 | 464 | −141 | – | 0.696 | 23 |
| 12th | Angola | 5 | 0 | 5 | 321 | 477 | −156 | – | 0.673 | 12 |
See also
References
- after EuroBasket Women 2007
- The European Championships runner-up, Spain, qualified separately as World Champions.
- Mahoney, Brian (2008-08-24). "US hoops back on top, beats Spain for gold medal". Associated Press. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
External links
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