USA 113, Venezuela 69

Carmelo Anthony: 24 minutes played, 14 points on 5-11 shooting (2-4 from three), 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 turnovers, 1 steal

So long, Michael Jordan, you mom jeans-wearing mother****er! There’s a new third-best all-time USA Olympic scorer, and his name is Carmelo Anthony. Melo passed the Bulls legend on the all-time list during America’s romp of Venezuela. Only David Robinson and LeBron James are ahead of him now, and he could very well pass them Wednesday night.

And his points mattered. After Team USA had farted their way through the first quarter, Melo joined the reserves and sparked an 18-2 run that broke Venezuela. America’s second unit has some great defenders, but they often lack that calming presence on offense, the guy who can post up when things start to get a little hectic and either get an easy bucket or kick out to an open shooter. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Melo in that role more often.

Lithuania 89, Nigeria 80

Mindaugas Kuzminskas: 15 minutes played, 8 points on 3-5 shooting (1-2 from three), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 turnovers

Not the best game for Kuzminskas, as Lithuania really struggled to put away Nigeria. He did, however, have a nice tip-out on a critical rebound that sealed the game.

Brazil 66, Spain 65

Willy Hernangomez: DNP-CD

TRUE FACT: Spain has played four halves in these Olympics:

When Willy plays: 1-0

When Willy doesn’t play: 0-3

Get your act together, Spain.

has anyone see Kuz play yet?

I'm expecting this kid to be our Novak...2.0

ChuckBuck wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

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I would hope so if he played 4 Olympics!!!

Jordan only played 2 Olympics, most of them blowouts, so he played maybe only half a game. 1 as a Collegian and 1 on the 1992 Dream Team.

The Admiral played on 4 and LeBron on 3. Playing on 4 Olympics should not minimize what Melo has accomplished.

NYKBocker wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Tweet was deleted or there was problem with the URL:

https://twitter.com/MSGNetworks/status/763574997411631104

I would hope so if he played 4 Olympics!!!

Jordan only played 2 Olympics, most of them blowouts, so he played maybe only half a game. 1 as a Collegian and 1 on the 1992 Dream Team.

The Admiral played on 4 and LeBron on 3. Playing on 4 Olympics should not minimize what Melo has accomplished.

Especially since he barely played in the Larry brown Olympics

BigDaddyG wrote:

DrAlphaeus wrote:Why isn't Tony Parker playing?

Toe injury. This US team sucks on D.

thanks... yea seems like us is getting some lucky breaks.

GustavBahler wrote:

dk7th wrote:anybody else tuning in for the gold medal game versus serbia?

Haven't watched more than a few minutes of Team USA here and there, but Im watching the Gold medal game.

same here