United States 107 Spain 100: Dream Team secure Olympic gold

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16:20 GMT, 12 August 2012

The United States overcame some fierce resistance from Spain to land their fifth basketball gold in six Olympic Games since the start of the 'Dream Team' era.

It was the closest final since Yugoslavia beat the Americans 51-50 40 years ago, and the second closest in Olympic history.

Golden moment: The 'Dream Team' celebrate their win over Spain

Kevin Durant scored 30 points to lead the Americans while LeBron James had 19 and Kobe Bryant 17.

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