It’s win-or-go-home time in Turkey, and the USA Men’s World Championship Team made 18 3-pointers to extend its stay in Istanbul. With a 121-66 victory over Angola in the eight-finals of the FIBA World Championship on Monday, the USA advanced to play the winner of Russia-New Zealand in Thursday’s quarter-finals. Chauncey Billups scored 19 points while Kevin Durant, Rudy Gay and Eric Gordon each added 17 in the first round of elimination play.
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