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STARTERS
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Chris Paul, G 3-4 FG | 2-3 3PT | 2-2 FT | 2 REB | 7 AST | 10 PTS After a slow start to the summer, Paul has really come on strong in the last four games. He was a wizard yet again in this one, controlling the offense and making reads I didn't even know were possible. He also did a nice job of hassling Pablo Prigioni all game. |
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Kobe Bryant, G 5-10 FG | 3-6 3PT | 0-0 FT | 4 REB | 1 AST | 13 PTS Kobe's hot streak from the fourth quarter of the Australia game carried over into the first quarter against Argentina. He took smart shots and played well within the offensive structure. He cooled off after that initial burst, but also got quite a bit of rest time. |
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Kevin Durant, F 7-14 FG | 5-10 3PT | 0-0 FT | 4 REB | 0 AST | 19 PTS He didn't shoot his usual 60 percent from deep, but KD did go absolutely nuts in the third quarter again, which was fun. He didn't look to go to the basket much and didn't hit the boards, but those criticisms are small potatoes when he's playing like this. |
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LeBron James, F 8-12 FG | 0-2 3PT | 2-2 FT | 7 REB | 7 AST | 18 PTS This exercise of grading LeBron every game is really getting silly. It's almost useless. The guy has brought it every single night, and when the best player in the world is fully locked in, the results are predictably awesome. (P.S. He was great in this one, too.) |
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Tyson Chandler, C 2-2 FG | 0-0 3PT | 0-1 FT | 3 REB | 0 AST | 4 PTS Tyson got more minutes, but didn't make much out of them. I feel like he should be owning the glass more than he is — next to Love, his rebounding numbers are pretty pedestrian. He also got called for three seconds in the key twice, which baffled me. |
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BENCH
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Carmelo Anthony, F 7-14 FG | 4-8 3PT | 0-0 FT | 6 REB | 3 AST | 18 PTS Few things are as impressive to watch as when Melo gets really hot. Everything goes in, from anywhere on the court. It's just flat-out fun. Thankfully, he got crazy hot in the fourth quarter of this one. And he did a nice job rebounding to boot! |
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Deron Williams, G 2-9 FG | 2-7 3PT | 0-0 FT | 2 REB | 6 AST | 6 PTS I've come to the conclusion that Williams just isn't as good a shooter as I thought he was coming into this tournament. I gave him a break early on, but his shot has been so consistently mediocre that this can't be a fluke. However, he did pass well here. |
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Russell Westbrook, G 3-4 FG | 1-1 3PT | 0-0 FT | 0 REB | 0 AST | 7 PTS Westbrook left the game early with a mile ankle sprain, which was a shame because he was scoring fairly efficiently in limited minutes before the injury. Thankfully, his ankle is fine, so Team USA will have his game-changing defense off the bench on Sunday. |
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Kevin Love, F 4-7 FG | 0-2 3PT | 1-2 FT | 9 REB | 0 AST | 9 PTS Love is the unsung hero of this U.S. team. He got off to a little bit of a rough start and had to earn his way back on the court over time, but he has been spectacular of late. The numbers may not be gaudy, but he gets the job done down low almost without fail. |
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Andre Iguodala, F 1-2 FG | 0-0 3PT | 0-0 FT | 0 REB | 1 AST | 2 PTS Dre had his best game of the summer against Argentina on Monday, but he wasn't so fortunate here. This was his second straight so-so outing where he faded into the background and didn't have much impact. Then again, maybe his mind was elsewhere... |
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Not Graded: James Harden, Anthony Davis
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