MANILA, Philippines — When coach Steve Kerr came to practice Sunday and saw some of his Team USA players were a little frustrated after a 27-point win, he smiled.
The first FIBA World Cup lesson had landed. That mood carried into Monday night, when the U.S. played a more focused, cleaner and overall better game in beating Greece 109-81 to move to 2-0 in the event.
The win assures the U.S. will move on to the second round after its last pool play game Wednesday against Jordan. «Really good effort from our guys,» Kerr said. «Our thought process every game is to wear the opponent down.
We're just trying to stay solid on every possession and really put pressure on the opponent.» That didn't always happen in the opener against New Zealand.
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