1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team
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The men's national basketball team of the United States competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and won the gold medal. Nicknamed the "Dream Team", it was the first American Olympic team to include active professional players from the National Basketball Association (NBA). Team USA defeated its opponents by an average of 44 points during the tournament. The team has often been described as the greatest sports team ever assembled. The team was collectively inducted into the U . Olympic Hall of Fame in 2009, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010, and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2017. The Naismith Hall of Fame calls the team "the greatest collection of basketball talent on the planet". In addition to the team induction, 11 players and three coaches have been inducted individually into the Naismith Hall of Fame.
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| Game | Date | USA points | Opponent points | Opponent | Point differential |
| 1 | June 28, 1992 | 136 | 57 | Cuba | 79 |
| 2 | June 29, 1992 | 105 | 61 | Canada | 44 |
| 3 | June 30, 1992 | 112 | 52 | Panama | 60 |
| 4 | July 1, 1992 | 128 | 87 | Argentina | 41 |
| 5 | July 3, 1992 | 119 | 81 | Puerto Rico | 38 |
| 6 | July 5, 1992 | 127 | 80 | Venezuela (gold medal game) | 47 |
| Player | GP | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | REB/AVG |
| Charles Barkley | 6 | 34 | 58 | 586 | 2 | 5 | 400 | 28 | 33 | 848 | 40/6 |
| Larry Bird | 2 | 8 | 11 | 727 | 3 | 4 | 750 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 7/3 |
| Clyde Drexler | 5 | 27 | 39 | 692 | 5 | 11 | 455 | 10 | 12 | 833 | 13/2 |
| Patrick Ewing | 5 | 27 | 43 | 628 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 5 | 8 | 625 | 26/5 |
| Magic Johnson | 6 | 19 | 34 | 559 | 3 | 9 | 333 | 17 | 20 | 850 | 25/4 |
| Michael Jordan | 6 | 29 | 53 | 547 | 9 | 23 | 391 | 9 | 12 | 750 | 23/3 |
| Christian Laettner | 6 | 18 | 31 | 581 | 3 | 7 | 429 | 5 | 8 | 625 | 16/2 |
| Karl Malone | 6 | 33 | 53 | 623 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 23 | 39 | 590 | 35/5 |
| Chris Mullin | 6 | 31 | 49 | 633 | 15 | 30 | 500 | 9 | 14 | 643 | 18/3 |
| Scottie Pippen | 6 | 20 | 30 | 667 | 2 | 6 | 333 | 6 | 9 | 667 | 26/4 |
| David Robinson | 6 | 32 | 42 | 762 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 7 | 13 | 538 | 32/5 |
| John Stockton | 2 | 5 | 6 | 833 | 0 | 1 | 000 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 1/0 |
| Player | GP | GS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
| Charles Barkley | 8 | 4 | 59 | 83 | 711 | 7 | 8 | 875 | 19 | 26 | 731 |
| Larry Bird | 8 | 3 | 25 | 48 | 521 | 9 | 27 | 333 | 8 | 10 | 800 |
| Clyde Drexler | 8 | 3 | 37 | 64 | 578 | 6 | 21 | 286 | 4 | 10 | 400 |
| Patrick Ewing | 8 | 4 | 33 | 53 | 623 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 10 | 16 | 625 |
| Magic Johnson | 6 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 567 | 6 | 13 | 462 | 8 | 10 | 800 |
| Michael Jordan | 8 | 8 | 51 | 113 | 451 | 4 | 19 | 211 | 13 | 19 | 684 |
| Christian Laettner | 8 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 450 | 2 | 6 | 333 | 18 | 20 | 900 |
| Karl Malone | 8 | 4 | 40 | 62 | 645 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 24 | 32 | 750 |
| Chris Mullin | 8 | 2 | 39 | 63 | 619 | 14 | 26 | 538 | 11 | 14 | 786 |
| Scottie Pippen | 8 | 3 | 28 | 47 | 596 | 5 | 13 | 385 | 11 | 15 | 733 |
| David Robinson | 8 | 4 | 27 | 47 | 574 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 18 | 26 | 692 |
| John Stockton | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 500 | 1 | 2 | 500 | 2 | 3 | 667 |
References
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- A 2012 NBA TV documentary covers this scrimmage, but the segment mixes video clips from other scrimmages as well.
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