Olympics Basketball: Puerto Rico 92, United States 73

[Sikotic™]

ATHENS, Greece (AP) – In an upset that was as historic as it was inevitable, the U.S. men's basketball team lost for only the third time ever in the Olympics on Sunday, 92-73 to Puerto Rico.

It was also the most lopsided loss in the games for the Americans, alarming not only for its significance but also for its decisiveness.

Puerto Rico, which had lost to the Americans five times in the past 13 months, took control in the first half, led by 22 at halftime and gamely held off a fourth-quarter comeback for one of the biggest sports achievements in the island territory's history.

The loss was a blow to the confidence of Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson and the rest of the Americans, but it did little to hurt their gold medal chances. They need only to finish in the top four of their six-team group to reach the quarterfinals.

Still, the defeat will go a long way toward giving the competition the bold idea that it's someone else's turn to move to the top of a sport that's been dominated by one country for nearly three-quarters of a century.

As Carlos Arroyo left the court with just over a minute left, he defiantly pulled at the words ``Puerto Rico'' on his jersey. He led his team with 24 points.

[...'BfCfC'...]

thats a big upset 

then again . there bound to happen 

[Montana00]

lol i just read this on yahoo.

kinda funny.

[eS El Duque]

aww shit..just made a topic lol, didn't see this..gotta delete it now

TEAM Lithuania TO WIN IT ALL  [LDK]

[On The Edge of Insanity]

Holy shit! USA need to get their act together, cause this sort of shit is embarrassing. Saw they were selling USA tops in a store here in the UK. Out of the three shirts they offered Iverson was the only one who is actually taking part in the olympics. Thats pretty sad.

[Ðøšïå]

makes the usa look like the wwe.

[Maestro Minded]

LMAO 

[A-Trak]

this lost has to be awake up call. there goes the unbeaten streak in the olympics.

[Sikotic™]

I saw the game. Fuckin' terrible. Iverson and Duncan's face say it all.

[.:DayGoStyLz:.]

*shakin my head*

I just watched this game too. The fact that they lost wasnt such a BIG deal. But they got handled lol. They just need to learn to play together, and the perimeter players needa start knockin down the jumpers. Duncan and Iverson are like the only two that have come to play in these games. Odom has had some good games too. But nobody else has really contributed much.

[eS El Duque]

* eS El Duque orders a puerto rico jersay

[Storm]

this is just embarassing

[Woodrow]

Shoulda made Puerto Rico a state...

[Sikotic™]

Shoulda made Puerto Rico a state...

LMAO awesome

[Da WCC Hopar!]

Holy shit! USA need to get their act together, cause this sort of shit is embarrassing. Saw they were selling USA tops in a store here in the UK. Out of the three shirts they offered Iverson was the only one who is actually taking part in the olympics. Thats pretty sad.

ytf do we always expect the US to win? its a fair game wen everyone else looses they dont take it up the culo like we do cuz they no theyll have another chance again in the future to win wat ever they were compiting in but no we have make a big deal about it we have show how upset we are and express our feeling wit the whole world theres a say "TAKE LIKE A MAN" dats wat the US shood do