The exuberant Argentine team pregame dance party is one of the most enjoyable aspects of Olympic basketball.

Manu Ginobili, Luis Scola and the rest of the team huddle just off the court, bouncing in unison and shouting a song at the top of their lungs. Scola is the ringleader, hopping as if on a pogo stick, his long hair whipping through the air.

They're going to need all that energy and more against the Americans in the semifinal Friday night. They've met in this round three times in a row, and Argentina won in 2004 on its way to gold in Athens.

The winner heads into the gold-medal game.

— Jon Krawczynski — Twitter http://twitter.com/APKrawczynski

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