2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup final

Basketball game in Madrid, Spain 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup final Vista del Palacio de los Deportes.jpg Barclaycard Center, the venue of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup final United States USA 30px Serbia SRB 30px 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Mike Krzyzewski (USA) Aleksandar Đorđević (Serbia) 129 92 35 32 38 24 21 20 26 25 23 September 2014 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Stephen SeibelBorys RyzhykEddie Viator 13,673 2010 2019 The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup final was a basketball game that took place on 14 September 2014 at Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid in Madrid, Spain, to determine the winner of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. This was the first time the United States and Serbia, after the secession of Montenegro, played against each other. With the United States victory, they tied Yugoslavia[Serbia] with five titles, the most in this competition. They also qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Route to the final United StatesRoundSerbiaOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultFIN114–55Match 1EGY85–64TUR98–77Match 2FRA73–74NZL98–71Match 3IRI83–70DOM106–71Match 4BRA73–81UKR95–71Match 5ESP73–89Final standingOpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultMEX86–63Round of 16GRE90–72SVN119–76Quarter-finalsBRA84–56LTU96–68SemifinalsFRA90–85 United States 2014 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team The Americans qualified by virtue of being the defending Olympic champions, after defeating Spain in the 2012 gold medal game. The United States were one of the seeded teams in the draw. They were ultimately drawn into Group C with Turkey, New Zealand, Dominican Republic, Finland and Ukraine.https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/news/FIBA-glance-at-Spain-2014-s-Group-C https://web.archive.org/web/20140917064238/http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldcup/2014/news/FIBA-glance-at-Spain-2014-s-Group-C live September 17, 2014 FIBA – A glance at Spain 2014's Group C FIBA.com 2014-02-04 2014-09-15 The United States faced wild cards Finland in their first game. The United States never looked back after, erecting a 60–18 lead at halftime, to score its first win.https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/news/SPAIN-2014-Croatia-edge-Philippines-on-thrilling-op https://web.archive.org/web/20140902190811/http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldcup/2014/news/SPAIN-2014-Croatia-edge-Philippines-on-thrilling-op live September 2, 2014 SPAIN 2014: Croatia edge Philippines on thrilling opening day FIBA.com 2014-08-30 2014-09-15 In the rematch of 2010's final, Turkey had a 5-point advantage at the half, but the Americans outscored the Turks 63–37 in the second half, to notch their second win.https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/news/-Can-t-take-anybody-for-granted--Coach-acknowledges https://web.archive.org/web/20140902210644/http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldcup/2014/news/-Can-t-take-anybody-for-granted--Coach-acknowledges live September 2, 2014 "Can't take anybody for granted" – Coach K acknowledges USA's scare against Turkey FIBA.com 2014-08-31 2014-09-15 In their next game, the United States again won easily, this time against New Zealand, to remain undefeated in group play.https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/news/Three-wins-down-Coach-K-s-USA-still-taking-it-one-g https://web.archive.org/web/20140903224429/http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldcup/2014/news/Three-wins-down-Coach-K-s-USA-still-taking-it-one-g live September 3, 2014 Three wins down, Coach K's USA still taking it one game at a time FIBA.com 2014-09-03 2014-09-15 They then topped the group with a 106–71 victory against the Dominican Republic.https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/news/Team-work-togetherness-the-index-of-measure-for-Coa https://web.archive.org/web/20140907093846/http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldcup/2014/news/Team-work-togetherness-the-index-of-measure-for-Coa live September 7, 2014 Team work, togetherness the index of measure for Coach K FIBA.com 2014-09-03 2014-09-15 Against Ukraine, the Americans closed out group play undefeated, netting a fifth consecutive double-digit victory.https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/news/5-0-and-healthy-Coach-happy-taking-team-to-Barcelon https://web.archive.org/web/20140907234907/http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldcup/2014/news/5-0-and-healthy-Coach-happy-taking-team-to-Barcelon live September 7, 2014 5–0 and healthy: Coach K happy taking team to Barcelona FIBA.com 2014-09-04 2014-09-15 In the round of 16, the United States withstood a 25-point game-high effort by Gustavo Ayón, to record a 23-point win against Mexico.https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/news/Defending-champions-USA-roll-past-Mexico-into-Quart https://web.archive.org/web/20140908175139/http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldcup/2014/news/Defending-champions-USA-roll-past-Mexico-into-Quart live September 8, 2014 Defending champions USA roll past Mexico, into Quarter-Finals FIBA.com 2014-09-06 2014-09-15 The Slovenians faced the United States in the quarterfinals, holding the USA scoreless in the first two minutes, but once the Americans scored, they went on a 7–0 run, and never relinquished the lead.https://www.fiba.basketball/news/usa-leave-brave-slovenia-behind-book-semi-final-date-with-lithuania https://web.archive.org/web/20140910153619/http://www.fiba.com/news/usa-leave-brave-slovenia-behind-book-semi-final-date-with-lithuania live September 10, 2014 USA leave brave Slovenia behind, book Semi-Final date with Lithuania FIBA.com 2014-09-09 2014-09-15 The semifinal was a rematch of the 2010 semifinal against Lithuania; the latter kept it close during the first quarter, until when Klay Thompson scored, to give the USA a 10–9 lead. The Lithuanians kept within striking distance throughout the first half, but an unanswered 10–0 USA run, at the beginning of the third quarter, sealed a return to the final for the USA.https://www.fiba.basketball/news/thompson-stars-as-the-usa-down-lithuania-to-romp-into-finals https://web.archive.org/web/20140913182629/http://www.fiba.com/news/thompson-stars-as-the-usa-down-lithuania-to-romp-into-finals live September 13, 2014 SPAIN 2014: USA down Lithuania to romp into Final FIBA.com 2014-09-11 2014-09-15 Serbia 2014 Serbia FIBA Basketball World Cup team Serbia qualified by finishing seventh at FIBA EuroBasket 2013. The Serbs were drawn into Group A, together with hosts Spain, France, Brazil, Iran and Egypt.https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/news/FIBA-glance-at-Spain-2014-s-Group-A https://web.archive.org/web/20140714230111/http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldcup/2014/news/FIBA-glance-at-Spain-2014-s-Group-A live July 14, 2014 FIBA – A glance at Spain 2014's Group A FIBA.com 2014-02-04 2014-09-15 In their first game, Serbia had an easy win against Egypt, with Miloš Teodosić scoring 15 points to lead the Serbs. The Serbs then faced France in their next game. The French trailed at halftime, but Edwin Jackson converted three three-pointers to keep France close. Boris Diaw tied the game with four seconds left, then Joffrey Lauvergne scored from the free-throw line, to give Serbia their first loss.https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/news/The-Diaw-Jackson-factor-for-France https://web.archive.org/web/20140904002005/http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldcup/2014/news/The-Diaw-Jackson-factor-for-France live September 4, 2014 The Diaw-Jackson factor for France FIBA.com 2014-08-31 2014-09-15 In the next game, Hamed Haddadi's 29 points weren't enough for Iran, as Serbia won 83–70. Haddadi was foiled when Serbia forced him to commit his fourth foul, just before halftime. Although the Serbian players who guarded Haddadi also battled foul trouble, they pulled through in the end.https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/news/Haddadi-wins-battle-in-the-paint-but-Iran-fall-to-S https://web.archive.org/web/20140904001852/http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldcup/2014/news/Haddadi-wins-battle-in-the-paint-but-Iran-fall-to-S live September 4, 2014 Haddadi wins battle in the paint but Iran fall to Serbia FIBA.com 2014-09-01 2014-09-15 The Serbs then lost to Brazil, with Marcus Vieira making 6 three-point shots.https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/news/Marquinhos-gives-Brazil-hope https://web.archive.org/web/20140907093324/http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldcup/2014/news/Marquinhos-gives-Brazil-hope live September 7, 2014 Marquinhos gives Brazil hope FIBA.com 2014-09-04 2014-09-15 Serbia were assured of a final round berth by their last group game against Spain, but lost 73–89, to finish fourth in the group.https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/news/Spain-look-to-up-their-play-in-Madrid https://web.archive.org/web/20140908001102/http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldcup/2014/news/Spain-look-to-up-their-play-in-Madrid live September 8, 2014 Spain look to up their play in Madrid FIBA.com 2014-09-05 2014-09-15 Serbia faced Group B winners Greece in the round of 16. After the Greeks had their first lead of the game late in the first half, Nikola Kalinić scored on a three-point play that gave them the lead for good. Serbia limited Greece to 13 points in the third quarter, en route to a win. Bogdan Bogdanović had a game-high 21 points, and four other Serbs scored in double figures, to send Serbia to the quarterfinals.https://www.fiba.basketball/news/serbia-shake-off-group-stage-struggles-down-greece-to-reach-last-eight https://web.archive.org/web/20140909235727/http://www.fiba.com/news/serbia-shake-off-group-stage-struggles-down-greece-to-reach-last-eight live September 9, 2014 Serbia shake off group stage struggles, down Greece to reach last eight FIBA.com 2014-09-07 2014-09-15 All Group A teams qualified to the quarterfinals, with Brazil netting a rematch with Serbia. With Brazil within striking distance throughout the game, Tiago Splitter and Nenê were assessed technical fouls in the third quarter; Serbia had a seven-point possession, and never trailed again.https://www.fiba.basketball/news/serbia-get-better-of-brazil-in-second-attempt-reach-semis https://web.archive.org/web/20140913092219/http://www.fiba.com/news/serbia-get-better-of-brazil-in-second-attempt-reach-semis live September 13, 2014 Serbia get better of Brazil in second attempt, reach Semis FIBA.com 2014-09-10 2014-09-15 France then defeated Spain, to arrange a rematch with Serbia in the semifinals. Serbia had a 9–0 run in the second period, to give them a 30–15 advantage. France cut the lead to ten, early in the fourth quarter. Boris Diaw, Nicolas Batum and Evan Fournier made three-pointers, to cut the deficit to four points, with five minutes left. Teodosić and Bogdanović scored their own three-pointers, to pad the lead to nine, when the French converted more three-pointers to cut the lead to three, with 48 seconds left. Thomas Heurtel converted both free-throws to cut the lead to one point, but Teodosić missed a field-goal. Heurtel split his free-throws off Teodosić's foul, then Serbia scored four points, Batum made a three-pointer for France, and Marko Simonović made both free-throws to seal the win for Serbia.https://www.fiba.basketball/news/serbia-survive-france-late-comeback-to-set-up-final-showdown-with-usa https://web.archive.org/web/20140913182618/http://www.fiba.com/news/serbia-survive-france-late-comeback-to-set-up-final-showdown-with-usa live September 13, 2014 SPAIN 2014: Serbia survive France late run to set up Final showdown with USA FIBA.com 2014-09-12 2014-09-15 Match details This was the first meeting between Serbia and the United States at the World Cup. Serbia made their first five shots of the game, to race to a 10–5 lead. After the U.S. timeout, Serbia scored anew, then the Americans had a 17–3 run to go up by seven. Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson scored three-pointers, to give the USA a 35–21 lead. In the second quarter, the United States made six more three point shots, to give them a 26-point lead at the half. The Americans erected the largest lead, at 39 points midway through the third quarter. The final deficit of 37 points and the 129 points scored, were the largest in a World Cup final since the USA's 137–91 victory over Russia at the 1994 FIBA World Championship. The Americans also became the third team, after Brazil and Yugoslavia, to successfully defend the world title, and tied the Yugoslavs for having the most championships, with five.https://www.fiba.basketball/news/usa-shoot-past-serbia-to-win-2014-title-retain-world-crown https://web.archive.org/web/20140917011637/http://www.fiba.com/news/usa-shoot-past-serbia-to-win-2014-title-retain-world-crown live September 17, 2014 USA shoot past Serbia to win 2014 title, retain world crown FIBA.com 2014-09-14 2014-09-15 The Americans shot 58% from the field and 50% from beyond the three-point line in the game, won all nine games by an average of 32.5 points, and qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Kyrie Irving was named the tournament MVP.https://www.espn.com/olympics/basketball/story/_/id/11526817/2014-fiba-basketball-world-cup-us-pummels-serbia-win-gold-medal U.S. blows out Serbia for gold Associated Press ESPN 2014-09-14 2014-09-15 After being defeated, the Serbian team was received by a raucous crowd, upon their return to Belgrade.http://fansided.com/2014/09/15/serbia-gets-huge-welcome-party-winning-silver-medal-fiba-world-cup/ Serbia gets a huge welcome party for winning Silver Medal at FIBA World Cup Andrew Melnick SI.com 2014-09-15 2014-09-16 This was the best finish of a national team featuring Serb players, since the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis, where Yugoslavia defeated Argentina in the final. _Vbodywhite _adidasonwhite 000033 000033 United States E30A17 _srbbk16a E30A17 _srbbk16a Serbia Players: Pts. Points Rebs. Rebounds Asts. Assists SG 4 Stephen Curry* 10 1 0SG 5 Klay Thompson 12 0 2PG 6 Derrick Rose 0 1 6PF 7 Kenneth Faried* 12 7 0PF 8 Rudy Gay 11 3 0SF 9 DeMar DeRozan 10 1 1PG 10 Kyrie Irving* 26 1 4PF 11 Mason Plumlee 1 4 0C 12 DeMarcus Cousins 11 9 1SF 13 James Harden* 23 3 2C 14 Anthony Davis* 7 4 0C 15 Andre Drummond 6 2 0Head coach:USA Mike Krzyzewski United States Statistichttps://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2014/1409/USA-Serbia https://web.archive.org/web/20140913182606/http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldcup/2014/1409/USA-Serbia live September 13, 2014 USA vs. Serbia FIBA box score 2014-09-14 2014-09-16 Serbia 30/48 (62.5%) 2-pt field goals 31/50 (62.0%) 15/30 (50%) 3-pt field goals 5/25 (20%) 24/29 (82.8%) Free throws 15/21 (71.4%) 16 Offensive rebounds 12 28 Defensive rebounds 20 44 Total rebounds 32 16 Assists 20 8 Turnovers 10 4 Steals 3 7 Blocks 1 25 Fouls 27 Players: Pts. Points Rebs. Rebounds Asts. Assists PG 4 Miloš Teodosić* 10 0 7F 5 Marko Simonović 0 0 0G 6 Stefan Jović 6 2 3SG 7 Bogdan Bogdanović 15 2 1SF 8 Nemanja Bjelica* 18 3 4PG 9 Stefan Marković* 3 6 3F 10 Nikola Kalinić* 18 3 1PF 11 Stefan Birčević 0 0 0C 12 Nenad Krstić 4 1 0C 13 Miroslav Raduljica* 9 3 0C 14 Raško Katić 2 1 1C 15 Vladimir Štimac 7 2 0Head coach:SRB Aleksandar Đorđević *– Starters References 2 External links http://www.fiba.com FIBA official website https://www.eurobasket.com/world-cup/basketball.aspx EuroBasket.com FIBA Basketball World Cup Page Final 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final Category:Basketball competitions in Madrid Category:Serbia–United States sports relations Category:FIBA Basketball World Cup finals Final Final Category:September 2014 sports events in Spain