Kevin Durant fires Team USA past Serbia in near perfect Olympic opener

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Group C: USA 110-84 SerbiaDurant hits first eight shots on way to 23 pointsDay-by-day guide | Live schedule, medal table, resultsLeBron James made his Olympic return after a 12-year absence. Kevin Durant played for the first time this summer. And the two most-experienced Olympians on this US team opened the Paris Games with a near-perfect showing as the US rolled to a 110-84 win over Serbia on Sunday.
Durant came off the bench to hit his first eight shots on the way to 23 points in fewer than 17 minutes, with James adding 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. They were a combined 18 for 22 from the field – 8 of 9 for Durant, 9 of 13 for James – as the US had no trouble with the reigning World Cup silver medalists. Jrue Holiday scored 15, Devin Booker had 12 and Anthony Edwards and Stephen Curry each added 11 for the US.Durant missed the bulk of Team USA’s pre-Olympic prep as he nursed a calf injury, with Sunday marking the first time he has stepped foot on the court this summer. And he was the fifth sub off the US bench, essentially the 10th man, in what was only the fourth time in his last 1,320 games that he did not start. Continue reading...

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