While, technically speaking, the United States of America and Puerto Rico are the same country, for the purposes of the FIBA AmeriCup tournament, they are counted as separate entities with their own national teams. And on Thursday afternoon, former Boston Celtics floor general Tremont Waters pushed the US National Team to the brink, his performance for the Puerto Rican National Team coming up a point short of a win with the US eking out an 85-84 victory.
Waters co-led Puerto Rico in scoring, put up 16 points, 3 rebounds, an eye-popping 12 assists, and 2 steals in a performance that saw him pick up 3 personal fouls and as many turnovers in 31:24 minutes of floor time as a starter.
