US Cruise past Lithuania
Posted on August 13th, 2006 by
An energized Carmelo Anthony had Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski breathing a little easier.
Anthony scored 19 points and Dwyane Wade added 14 to lead Team USA to its fourth exhibition victory prior to the World Championships, a 104-90 triumph over Lithuania on Sunday.
A standout forward for the Denver Nuggets, Anthony scored 18 points in victories over Puerto Rico and China before suffering a hyperextended right knee in the second half of Tuesday’s four-point win over Brazil.
However, Anthony got off to a terrific start Sunday by scoring nine of Team USA’s first 19 points, including an alley-oop dunk on a feed from Wade in the early moments.
Wade, who was named NBA Finals MVP for leading the Miami Heat to the championship earlier this summer, hit a pair of 3-pointers en route to a 10-point first quarter that helped give the United States a 29-11 edge. #
Led by Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade (gee wiz, where have we heard these three names mentioned together before?), team USA remains undefeated. It’ll be interesting to see how well they fare against some of the stronger teams in the world like Germany, and Argentina.
