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The mission is complete.  The U.S.A Men’s Basketball Team beat Spain for the Gold Medal.  This game was not as easy as the previous game they had with Spain.  In the first meeting the U.S. beat Spain by 37.  But tonight it was a totally different story.  The U.S. ran into trouble early when Lebron James and Kobe Bryant in the first quarter had two fouls a piece.  The U.S. getting into foul trouble early in the game made Spain stay in the game. But Dwayne Wade and Chris Paul stepped up and gave the U.S. a nine point lead going into the half.  The U.S. in the second half had issues with the Spain scoring in the paint Mark and his brother Pau Gasol control the boards.  And also Rudy Fernandez who scored 22 points to lead Spain.  The U.S. team in the second half turned to the NBA’S MVP Kobe Bryant who hit a clutch three pointer and was foul to make it a four point play.  Kobe lead the U.S. team with 13 points in the second half and had a total of 20 points. Dwayne Wade lead all scores with 27.  Spain gave it everything they got but too much scoring by the U.S. and the Redeem team won a Gold Medal.  The Gold is the first one for the U.S. since the 2000 Olympics.