OTD in 1972 the #Soviet #basketball🏀 team defeated the supposedly unbeatable Americans 51:50 in the finals of the #Munich Summer #Olympics🥇. In one of the most dramatic moments in sports history the
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Three Seconds in Munich: The Controversial 1972 Olympic Basketball Final by David A.F. Sweet | Goodreads
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![LA84 Foundation on Twitter: "On this day 46 years ago, the USA Men's basketball team's 63-game Olympic winning streak ended after a controversial 51-50 loss to the USSR at the 1972 Games. LA84 Foundation on Twitter: "On this day 46 years ago, the USA Men's basketball team's 63-game Olympic winning streak ended after a controversial 51-50 loss to the USSR at the 1972 Games.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dmxz0IgXoAIZ7PU.jpg:large)