Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament 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 .Qualification Country Qualified as Date of qualification Previous appearances FIBA World Ranking Olympics host July 13 , 20016 11 World champion September 3 , 200610 3 Asian champion August 5 , 20071 45 Oceanian champion August 22 , 200711 9 African champion August 25 , 20074 14 Americas runner-up September 1 , 20074 1 Americas champion September 1, 2007 15 2 European champion September 15 , 20071 16 European third place September 16 , 20074 5 Wildcard qualifier July 19 , 20082 20 Wildcard qualifier July 19, 2008 3 6 Wildcard qualifier July 20, 2008 4 9
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. Head to head results Goal average between the tied teams Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group Beijing Time .Squads Preliminary round All times are China Standard Time Group A
Group B
Knockout round Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match Gold medal match 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.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.Awards Statistical leaders Top ten in points, rebounds and assists, and top 5 in steals and blocks.Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Game highs Final standings 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 *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
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