Should Team USA be worried after losing to Nigeria?
The United States mens basketball team played their first exhibition game against Nigeria on Saturday  and Team USA suffered a shocking upset. It went down all the way to the wire, but it was Nigeria who stood tall, winning the game 90-87. They were led by Gabe Vincent who had a game-high of 21 points. For Team USA, Nets star Kevin Durant led the way with 17 points and 5 rebounds. Celtics star Jayson Tatum scored 15 points. The United States is set to play France in their first official game for the Olympics on July 25. The European powerhouse is bound to cause all sorts of problems for Team USA. They pose a far more serious challenge than Nigeria. Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich chose to start Damian Lillard, Bradley Beal, Tatum, Durant and Bam Adebayo against Nigeria. Lillard and Adebayo both finished with a plus-minus of -11. Durant was not too far off with a plus-minus of -10. Beal and Tatum were the only starters with a positive plus-minus. If these are the five that will be starting moving forward, they should get used to this pressure. The close games will come down to these five. Yes, there should be concerns about their performance against Nigeria due to their standards. However, this is nothing to be concerned about. Saturdays exhibition did not come close to the intensity of an Olympic game. It looked more like an experiment for the Team USA coaches to test out different rotations. More importantly, the squad is still without Devin Booker, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday. When this team is at full strength and theyre playing with a high intensity it will be a whole different outcome. Especially on the offensive end. 87 points is not typical of any Team USA roster. Its only a matter of time until we see America at full strength. No need to overreact.