re: USA Basketball Game Thread

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• Davis was the Blue team’s best player, with 22 points and seven rebounds, highlighted by 10-for-13 shooting from the field. The second-year pro narrowly missed game scoring honors, but Kyrie Irving (23 points) dropped in a pair of fourth-quarter free throws with the outcome already decided. Davis was impressive on the offensive end all game, dropping in a handful of 20-foot jumpers, while also throwing down three dunks. In a SportsCenter-worthy sequence, Davis snatched a White team alley oop pass out of the air, dribbled the length of the court and glided in for a slam. "As good as he was last year, he's just stepped it up another couple levels," USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "That was exciting to see. He got better throughout the week, and put on a heck of a performance tonight."

• Holiday didn’t have a great shooting night (6-for-13) and started slowly, but was a key to the White team’s victory with an all-around display consisting of 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists. "He's a guy that can change the game without scoring," Monty Williams said. "People don't recognize that, because he's scored so much last year. His main asset, in my opinion, is his versatility as a big guard." The former Philadelphia point guard is known around the NBA for having one of the best left hands in the league, something he repeatedly relied upon Thursday on finishes at the rim.

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