New Warriors trio looks sharp in Team USA's exhibition victory
LAS VEGAS -- The watershed moment happened in the second quarter of Team USA's 111-74 win over Argentina on Friday in the first game of the Olympic preparation run. For the first time, new Golden State Warriors teammates Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson shared the floor.
They didn't even realize it.
"When you're out there right now, you don't even think about the fact that we're teammates," Green said. "We're all teammates right now. Honestly, if you want me to be quite frank with you, I didn't even notice me, Klay and KD were out there together."
"I didn't really notice. I was just lost in the game," Durant said. "We didn't really talk about it."
Durant apparently didn't notice when Green set a screen for him, which freed KD to nail a 3-pointer, and gave him a low-five after the perfect execution of a two-man game that could terrorize the NBA next season. Or when in the fourth quarter, Green set Durant up for two more 3-pointers and Durant hit Green for a 3-pointer in a span of four possessions.
"All I saw was USA across the chest," said Durant, who scored 23 points to lead the team. "When you're playing out there with players who know how to play the game of basketball, it just makes it so easy for you."
Green, Durant and Thompson played together for only two minutes, but they played longer and stronger in separate pairs, specifically with Green at center and Durant at small forward in coach Mike Krzyzewski's small lineups that repeatedly victimized Argentina's inexperienced big men.
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