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Jandhu unlocks 7 Olympic milestones! James broke through 300 points and Durant rose to 9th all-time scoring

On August 1, Beijing time, the United States men's basketball team defeated the South Sudan men's basketball team 103-86, winning two games in the group stage. James started with 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, and Durant continued to come off the bench, contributing 14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. FIBA wrote that two basketball legends have reached seven Olympic milestones.

1. James scored more than 300 points in the Olympics

Counting the 12 points in this game, James' Olympic total points reached 306. In the history of the United States men's basketball team, only Durant and Anthony have scored more than 300 Olympic points before. James has said in an interview that this is his last Olympics, what will be the height of his final total?

2. Durant rose to No. 9 on the Olympic scoring charts

With 14 points from the game, Durant's Olympic total reached 472 points, surpassing Pedinovic and Daripadzic (both of whom had 461 points) to move up to ninth place on the Olympic scoring list. Currently, Belov, who is ranked 8th, has 475 points, and Durant will complete the overtake of him with four more points. The top scorer in the Olympic scoring list is Brazil legend Oscar Schmidt, who has scored a total of 1,093 points and is the only player to score more than 1,000 Olympic points.

3. James rose to No. 5 in the Olympic assists list

Including five assists in this game, James' total Olympic assists reached 102, surpassing Australia's Dellavedova and moving up to fifth place on the Olympic assists list. James only needs six more assists to surpass Argentina star Ginobili, who is currently in fourth place. China's Sun Fengwu ranks eighth in Olympic history with 94 assists.

4. James rose to No. 2 on the Olympic steals list

James made one tackle in the game, bringing his Olympic total to 38, tied with Spain's Fernandes, Australia's Mills and United States' Paul for second in Olympic history.

5. Durant is in the top 10 in Olympic history in steals

Durant made three steals in the game, bringing his Olympic total to 28, surpassing Argentina's Campazo, Spain's Rubio and France's De Colo to move up to 10th all-time.

6. James moved to 5th all-time in wins

James has won 23 Olympic matches and is currently tied with Spain's Fernandez and United States' David Robinson for fifth place in Olympic history. Since the 2006 World Cup, James has played 43 consecutive games (including warm-up games) for the United States men's basketball team.

7. Durant's number of wins rose to 8th all-time

Durant has 22 Olympic victories and is currently tied with Spain's Pau Gasol for eighth.

United States' final opponent in the group stage is Puerto Rico, how will James and Durant perform? Let's wait and see.



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