Team USA men's wheelchair basketball team kicked off their 2024 par Olympic campaign with a hard-fought victory over Spain winning 66 to 56 in a tense and competitive opener at bery Arena on Thursday afternoon this matchup was a rematch of two previous encounters between the two teams earlier in the summer both of which the United States won by narrow margins 61 to 57 and 70 to 65 once again Team USA emerged Victorious though Spain proved to be a formidable opponent throughout the contest from the onset the game was a battle both teams traded baskets in the opening minutes demonstrating the intense level of competition expected in par Olympic play the first four baskets of the game were evenly exchanged before Jake Williams a key player for Team USA hit back-to-back three-pointers that helped put the Americans up 10 to