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Article: UNITED STATES 128, GREECE 68 Final tuneup proves no contest Dream Team III barely breaks a sweat in victory
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 15, 1996
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The Dream Team left little doubt Sunday why it's the heavy
favorite to win the Olympic gold medal in men's basketball.
The U.S. team flexed its muscles with a 128-62 triumph over the
Greek national team before a sellout crowd of 36,702 at the RCA Dome
as it dominated every statistic by a wide margin.
Sparked by hometown favorite Reggie Miller, the U.S. Olympic squad
jumped to a 20-3 lead in the opening 4 minutes and was never
challenged.
Dream Team III, which heads to Orlando for the final phase of its
pre-0lympic preparations, scored its most one-sided victory. The
U.S team of National Basketball Association all-stars opens its
Olympic schedule against Argentina on Saturday in Atlanta.