With the 2024 Olympic Video games from Paris formally wrapped up, we determined to overview historical past and look at the Nationwide Groups with the best level differentials in Olympic basketball historical past.
Considerably noteworthy: The 2024 USA Basketball staff – 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 Crew 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 the perfect common level differential in Olympic Video games historical past.
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Common level differential: +53.50
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 101 – Thailand 29 (72 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 85 – Soviet Union 55 (30 factors)
Last outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +43.75
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 116 – Angola 48 (68 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 117 – Croatia 85 (32 factors)
Last outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +42.38
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 104 – Yugoslavia 42 (62 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 81 – Soviet Union 57 (24 factors)
Last outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +33.50
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 86 – Switzerland 21 (65 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 59 – Argentina 57 (two factors)
Last outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +32.13
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 156 – Nigeria 73 (83 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 99 – Lithuania 94 (5 factors)
Last outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +32.13
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 120 – France 62 (58 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 78 – Germany 67 (11 factors)
Last outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +31.75
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 133 – China 70 (63 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 104 – Lithuania 82 (22 factors)
Last outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +30.00
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 116 – South Korea 50 (66 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 69 – Yugoslavia 61 (eight factors)
Last outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +29.75
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 102 – Egypt 35 (67 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 76 – Soviet Union 82 (-6 factors)
Last outcome: Bronze medal
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Common level differential: +28.78
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 99 – Japan 33 (66 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 50 – Soviet Union 51 (-1 level)
Last outcome: Silver medal
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Common level differential: +28.14
Greatest recreation: Soviet Union 129 – Japan 63 (66 factors)
Worst recreation: Soviet Union 84 – Yugoslavia 89 (-5 factors)
Last outcome: Bronze medal
Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports activities
Common level differential: +27.88
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 106 – Germany 57 (49 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 118 – Spain 107 (11 factors)
Last outcome: Gold medal
Common level differential: +27.78
Greatest recreation: Soviet Union 123 – Morocco 51 (72 factors)
Worst recreation: Soviet Union 62 – Yugoslavia 63 (-1 factors)
Last outcome: Bronze medal
Common level differential: +26.00
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 93 – Senegal 36 (57 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 61 – Puerto Rico 56 (5 factors)
Last outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +22.50
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 119 – China 62 (57 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 94 – Serbia 91 (three factors)
Last outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +21.63
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 119 – China 72 (47 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 85 – Lithuania 83 (two factors)
Last outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +20.75
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 56 – Philippines 23 (33 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 19 – Canada 8 (11 factors)
Last outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +20.38
Greatest recreation: Yugoslavia 128 – China 61 (67 factors)
Worst recreation: Yugoslavia 69 – Crew USA 95 (-26 factors)
Last outcome: Silver medal
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Common level differential: +20.00
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 120 – Iran 66 (54 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 76 – France 83 (-7 factors)
Last outcome: Gold medal
Common level differential: +19.50
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 103 – Chile 55 (48 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 57 – Brazil 53 (4 factors)
Last outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +19.00
Greatest recreation: Crew USA 122 – Brazil 87 (35 factors)
Worst recreation: Crew USA 95 – Serbia 91 (4 factors)
Last outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +18.56
Greatest recreation: Soviet Union 94 – Senegal 52 (42 factors)
Worst recreation: Soviet Union 51 – Crew USA 50 (one level)
Last outcome: Gold medal
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Common level differential: +18.50
Greatest recreation: Yugoslavia 129 – Poland 91 (38 factors)
Worst recreation: Yugoslavia 96 – Brazil 95 (one level)
Last outcome: Gold medal
Common level differential: +17.13
Greatest recreation: France 122 – Philippines 75 (47 factors)
Worst recreation: France 70 – Hungary 74 (-4 factors)
Last outcome: tenth place
Common level differential: +16.63
Greatest recreation: Soviet Union 121 – India 65 (56 factors)
Worst recreation: Soviet Union 91 – Yugoslavia 101 (-10 factors)
Last outcome: Bronze medal
