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USA 114, Turkey 82
Submitted by lchavez on 07/31/2008 - 12:08
Three days after coming back from a mild sprained right ankle, LeBron James dropped 20 points on Turkey in USA Basketball's 114-82 rout during a Thursday evening game in Macao, China. The 12-hour time difference meant the game was played at 8 a.m. on the East coast.
That was the good news. The U.S. didn't play very good defense early on and Turkey led 27-24 with 1:42 to go in the first quarter.
James put the U.S. back on top with a second-quarter run, scoring on the offensive glass, taking a steal all the way for a score, putting in a free throw, and slamming home an alley-oop dunk from Kobe Bryant for a 13-point U.S. lead.
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That's all?
Thu, 07/31/2008 - 19:32 — Uncle Pack (not verified)The N&O sends you all the way to China and all we get on the game today is three paragraphs in the blog? How about some analysis or on-site color? What is the mood of the team? Are they overconfident or do they really respect the competition this time? Are there any concerns about the defense, which has been spotty in the first two games? Is Chris Bosh getting frustrated at all with his lack of playing time? Has anyone else figured out that Carlos Boozer isn't playing very well? Can I really post a comment that's all questions?