Olympics: US beats Spain in men's basketball

LONDON (KABC) -- The U.S. men's basketball team beat out Spain 107-100, taking the gold just as they did in 2008.

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Team USA had to work for their gold, however, fighting off Spain and pulling away just in the final minutes. Kevin Durant led the game with 30 points and LeBron James added 19, including a monster dunk and a huge 3-pointer in the final 2:50.

With Sunday's victory, James joined Michael Jordan as the only players to win the NBA title, regular-season MVP, NBA Finals MVP and Olympic gold. Kobe Bryant, now with a second gold medal to go with his five NBA championships, added 17 points for the U.S.

Pau Gasol scored 24 points and Juan Carlos Navarro had 21 for Spain.

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Meantime, a big party is planned to wrap up the games in London. Organizers promise a star-studded closing ceremony.

The Spice Girls and The Who are among several acts expected to perform 30 British hits from the past five decades.

More than 10,000 athletes from the more than 200 competing nations will march in for the massive crowd expected at Olympic Stadium.

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The Associated Press and ABC News contributed to this report.

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