Kobe Bryant of USA men`s basketball team for the Beijing 2008 Olympics throws a pass during a match between USA and Russia as a warm-up for Olympics at the USA Basketball International Challenge tournament

8/2/08 - Kobe Bryant of USA men`s basketball team for the Beijing 2008 Olympics throws a pass during a match between USA and Russia as a warm-up for Olympics at the USA Basketball International Challenge tournament Shanghai, China - 03.08.08 Kobe Bryant provided the offense in the U.S. Olympic basketball team`s first defensive struggle. Bryant scored 19 points; Carmelo Anthony added 17 and the Americans beat Russia 89-68 Sunday in Shanghai, in what was by far their most competitive tune-up yet for the Beijing Olympic Games. The United States had been scoring 118 points per game while winning its first three exhibitions by an average of 41 points. Russia allowed far fewer fast-break baskets than the previous U.S. opponents, successfully keeping the game in the halfcourt and forcing the Americans to run more offensive sets.
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