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Article: Argentina Stuns the Worlds; United States Is Dominated in First Loss in 59 Games With NBA Stars
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- The Washington Post
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- September 5, 2002
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Argentina 87, United States 80
The reign ended in a nightmare for the, ahem, Dream Team.
The United States' NBA-laden men's basketball team not only had
its 58-game international winning streak snapped, it also had this
nation's decade-long ownership of international basketball dominance
ended, in its backyard.
Argentina, which led the whole game, systematically dismantled the
United States, 87-80, in the final game of the second round of the
World Basketball Championships tonight at Conseco Fieldhouse to
secure the biggest upset in international play since Russia's
controversial victory over the United States in the 1972 Olympics.
"With about one minute to go we couldn't believe it," said ...