The US men’s basketball team continued its march towards the Olympic medal with another strong showing, this time at the expense of a tough rival Greece. The win erased whatever bitter memories that still remained in the team after its debacle in the 2006 World Championships and the 2004 Olympics. The US basketball team is back in business and has clinched a spot in the medal round.

It was a close game from the start, but the Americans started to show form late in the second quarter en route to a 92-69 win. Dwayne Wade, guard explained that their win was driven by the fact that they were aware of the opposing team’s offensive sets and the opposing team’s personnel and the team played like that as well.

Kobe Bryant who was silent in the last two games of the team contributed 18 points courtesy of his 7-for-14 performance from the field. Chris Bosh added another 18 points and LeBron James added another 13 points to help the US team move to 3-0. The win also moves the team to a possible match-up against World Champion Spain. The Spanish team is anchored on its top player, Pau Gasol. The winner between the two unbeaten teams will then become the group’s top seed in the quarterfinals.

The win by the Americans was a big redemption for the team. It was the Greece team who stunned the US two years ago at the semifinals of the World Championships. The performance of the then US team was mediocre, and Greece only allowed the team to produce 63 percent shooting from the field. But the Beijing showdown produced a different set of results. Greece just hit 41.3 percent from the field and was even fare badly from the three point area and only produced 22 percent from that area.