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New!!!! USA Basketball(90) vs Russia(68) August 3, 2008 (HQ)

SHANGHAI, China -- 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 what was by far their most competitive...

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