For the Beijing-Olympic news: This unbeaten United States edged away at the top of Group B with an impressive 119-82 win over world champions Spain. LeBron James scored 18 points for a US team packed full of NBA stars that should face the fourth-placed team from Group A in Wednesday’s quarter-finals. Dwayne Wade and Carmelo Anthony also scored 16 points apiece as the US made 48 per cent of its three-pointers to hand Spain its first defeat in Beijing.
From a neutral’s perspective, all eyes were on the clash between Spain and Team USA, seeking to make amends for a disappointing bronze medal at the Athens Games along with poor showings at the 2002 and 2006 World Championships. There are eight US players reached double figures, with Chris Paul adding 14 and Kobe Bryant 11, while the defence forced 28 turnovers and grabbed 16 steals. Mike Krzyzewski said that he liked their defence forcing the number of turnovers; they did the most satisfying game.
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