With the 2024 Olympic Video games from Paris formally wrapped up, we determined to assessment historical past and study the Nationwide Groups with the very best level differentials in Olympic basketball historical past.
Considerably noteworthy: The 2024 USA Basketball group – regardless of being as loaded because it was with LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant – had merely the Twenty first-best level differential in historical past, which speaks to how far the remainder of the world has progressed in basketball. In the meantime, the Dream Group led by Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Charles Barkley ranks second in differential… and No. 1 since NBA gamers compete within the Olympic match.
Beneath, take a look at the nationwide basketball groups with one of the best common level differential in Olympic Video games historical past.
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Common level differential: +53.50
Finest recreation: Group USA 101 – Thailand 29 (72 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 85 – Soviet Union 55 (30 factors)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +43.75
Finest recreation: Group USA 116 – Angola 48 (68 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 117 – Croatia 85 (32 factors)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +42.38
Finest recreation: Group USA 104 – Yugoslavia 42 (62 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 81 – Soviet Union 57 (24 factors)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +33.50
Finest recreation: Group USA 86 – Switzerland 21 (65 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 59 – Argentina 57 (two factors)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports activities
Common level differential: +32.13
Finest recreation: Group USA 156 – Nigeria 73 (83 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 99 – Lithuania 94 (5 factors)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +32.13
Finest recreation: Group USA 120 – France 62 (58 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 78 – Germany 67 (11 factors)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +31.75
Finest recreation: Group USA 133 – China 70 (63 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 104 – Lithuania 82 (22 factors)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +30.00
Finest recreation: Group USA 116 – South Korea 50 (66 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 69 – Yugoslavia 61 (eight factors)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +29.75
Finest recreation: Group USA 102 – Egypt 35 (67 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 76 – Soviet Union 82 (-6 factors)
Remaining outcome: Bronze medal
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Common level differential: +28.78
Finest recreation: Group USA 99 – Japan 33 (66 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 50 – Soviet Union 51 (-1 level)
Remaining outcome: Silver medal
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Common level differential: +28.14
Finest recreation: Soviet Union 129 – Japan 63 (66 factors)
Worst recreation: Soviet Union 84 – Yugoslavia 89 (-5 factors)
Remaining outcome: Bronze medal
Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports activities
Common level differential: +27.88
Finest recreation: Group USA 106 – Germany 57 (49 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 118 – Spain 107 (11 factors)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
Common level differential: +27.78
Finest recreation: Soviet Union 123 – Morocco 51 (72 factors)
Worst recreation: Soviet Union 62 – Yugoslavia 63 (-1 factors)
Remaining outcome: Bronze medal
Common level differential: +26.00
Finest recreation: Group USA 93 – Senegal 36 (57 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 61 – Puerto Rico 56 (5 factors)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +22.50
Finest recreation: Group USA 119 – China 62 (57 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 94 – Serbia 91 (three factors)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +21.63
Finest recreation: Group USA 119 – China 72 (47 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 85 – Lithuania 83 (two factors)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +20.75
Finest recreation: Group USA 56 – Philippines 23 (33 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 19 – Canada 8 (11 factors)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +20.38
Finest recreation: Yugoslavia 128 – China 61 (67 factors)
Worst recreation: Yugoslavia 69 – Group USA 95 (-26 factors)
Remaining outcome: Silver medal
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Common level differential: +20.00
Finest recreation: Group USA 120 – Iran 66 (54 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 76 – France 83 (-7 factors)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
Common level differential: +19.50
Finest recreation: Group USA 103 – Chile 55 (48 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 57 – Brazil 53 (4 factors)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +19.00
Finest recreation: Group USA 122 – Brazil 87 (35 factors)
Worst recreation: Group USA 95 – Serbia 91 (4 factors)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +18.56
Finest recreation: Soviet Union 94 – Senegal 52 (42 factors)
Worst recreation: Soviet Union 51 – Group USA 50 (one level)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +18.50
Finest recreation: Yugoslavia 129 – Poland 91 (38 factors)
Worst recreation: Yugoslavia 96 – Brazil 95 (one level)
Remaining outcome: Gold medal
Common level differential: +17.13
Finest recreation: France 122 – Philippines 75 (47 factors)
Worst recreation: France 70 – Hungary 74 (-4 factors)
Remaining outcome: tenth place
Common level differential: +16.63
Finest recreation: Soviet Union 121 – India 65 (56 factors)
Worst recreation: Soviet Union 91 – Yugoslavia 101 (-10 factors)
Remaining outcome: Bronze medal
