The Lakers star scores the final 11 points for the Americans down the stretch, and the four-time reigning Olympic gold medalists hold off FIBA World Cup champion Germany, 92-88, in London.
Team USA’s LeBron James drives to the basket as Germany Daniel Theis defends during their pre-Olympics exhibition game on Monday at the O2 Arena in London. James was critical down the stretch as the Americans held on for a 92-88 win.
“It was a good test for us. And I’m glad we were able to once again, you know, keep our composure, persevere like we did the other day versus South Sudan,” James said. “It was a good win for us.”– had 14, while former Laker Dennis Schroder had a 13-point, 10-assist night. Former Clipper Daniel Theis added 13 for Germany and the Orlando Magic’s Moritz Wagner scored 12., South Sudan nearly pulled off an upset as a 43½-point underdog and the Germans had the lead over the U.S.
Germany was 13 for 45 from behind the arc, the U.S. was 6 for 17, and that’s a 39-18 difference in points from deep.Also not helping the U.S. cause on Monday: it had 14 turnovers to Germany’s seven.Theis had 26 points, while Schroder and Obst had 24 apiece in Germany’s 113-111 victory over the U.S. in the World Cup at Manila a year ago.
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