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The Original Dream Team
Assembled for the Barcelona Summer Olympics, Dream Team I was arguably the
most illustrious collection of talent fielded on an actual competitive team in
the history of sports. Of the 12 players on the team, 10 would be named in 1996
to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, the NBA's official list of the 50
greatest players of the league's first 50 years.
Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns
Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics
Clyde Drexler of the Portland Trail Blazers
Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks
Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers
Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls
Christian Laettner of Duke University
Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz
Chris Mullin of the Golden State Warriors
Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls
David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs
John Stockton of the Utah Jazz
Coach: Chuck Daly of the New Jersey Nets
The 1992 Dream Team's Olympic Summary Team USA cruised through its
qualifying round with a 6-0 record. The team then took on Angola in the opening
game of the Olympic competition. Barkley had 24 points in a team USA 116-48
romp. Next, the Dream Team took on a talented Croatia team and beat them
soundly by 33 points, led by Jordan's 21. The United States team then defeated
Germany behind Larry Bird's 19 points and Karl Malone's 18. In the next game,
seven USA players scored in double digits and Barkley set the new single game
Team USA scoring record with 30 points in a 127-83 rout of Brazil. Team USA
then closed out pool play with a resounding 122-81 drumming of Spain.
In the quarter finals, Mullin scored a team high 21 points as the Dream Team
scored a 115-77 victory over Puerto Rico. Team USA rolled on in the semis with
a 51 point win over Lithuania. Nine US players scored in double figures. Jordan
led the way in the gold medal game against Croatia, scoring 22 points. Patrick
Ewing had 15. Barkley had 17. The final game was the closest of the entire
Olympics, with the Dream Team winning by 32 points in a 117-85 blowout.
Results at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona
USA 111 France 71 (Pre-Olympics in Monte Carlo, Monaco)
USA 116 Angola 48
USA 103 Croatia 70
USA 111 Germany 68
USA 127 Brazil 83
USA 122 Spain 81
USA 115 Puerto Rico 77
USA 127 Lithuania 76
USA 117 Croatia 85
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