Olympics – LeBron shows how to baste Turkey
July 31, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James, NBA Basketball, Olympics, Team USA
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
LeBron James salutes Team USA
Wow! Small news. Team USA beats Turkey. Turkey with no Memo Okur and no Hedo Turkoglu.
No Hedo Turkoglu for Turkey? No problem for LeBron Ameri-James. Evidently the sprained ankle is a thing of the past.
James was 8-of-9 from the field and finished with six rebounds, five steals and four assists in 23 minutes, sitting out the fourth quarter.
Team USA had a lot of problems paying attention in this game and kind of let the Turks hang around for a while.
Turkey was still close late into the second before James seized control on both ends. He rebounded his own miss for a 10-point lead, came up with a steal and made a free throw, then leaped high for a one-handed dunk off an alley-oop pass from Kobe Bryant for a 50-37 lead. Another steal by James led to Howard’s dunk and a 15-point cushion.
Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh had 13 a piece and Chris Paul had 6 assists.
America plays Lithuania on Friday.
Be sure to check out all your Olympic news at NBCOlympics.com
As always, any NBA Basketball related comments are welcome.
More blogs about basketball.
