体坛英语新闻：U.S. wins world basketball championship

ISTANBUL, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States defeated Turkey 81-64 in Sunday's final of the 2010 World Basketball Championships here.

The U.S. took the lead early in the first quarter and held through for the entir match.

Kevin Durant once again dominated the game, scoring more than a third of the winning team's total points, as he had done in the past two games.

He finished the top scorer of the game, netting 28 points including seven three-pointers. Team captain Hidayet Turkoglu lead Turkey with 16 points.

The US took an early lead finishing the first quarter 22-17. The gap widened throughout, with the first half finishing at 42-32.

The U.S. momentum would continue throughout the second half, finishing the third quarter 61-48 to end the game with a 17 point lead.

This is the United States' first world basketball championship victory since 1994.