USA Men Take Down Spain 100-78 Carmelo Anthony And LeBron James Lead Way With 27 And 25 Points, Respectively – Fueled by game high 27 points from Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) and 25 more from LeBron James (Miami Heat), the 2012 USA Basketball Men’s National Team (5-0) placed an exclamation point on its 2012 tour with a commanding 100-78 win over host and No. 2 ranked world power Spain at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain. The final game of the USA’s 2012 National Team tour, the win improved the USA’s record to 5-0. Since filling its National Team rosters with NBA stars in 1992, USA Basketball national teams have now compiled a 42-1 mark in exhibition games, including 20 victories in a row. “I thought we played extremely well. Carmelo (Anthony) was sensational. I thought his play in the first quarter and second period was the difference in the game,” said Mike Krzyzewski, USA and Duke University head coach. “Carmelo kind of kept us in it and our bench kept us in. We got a really good performance from Kevin Love – double-figure rebounds. We shared the ball well in the second half. We were very pleased with the win.” Struggling to find its shooting eye early, the US fell behind 10-3 before the game was three minutes old. After Tyson Chandler (New York Knicks) went to the bench after picking up his second foul before the midway point in the opening quarter, Anthony came in off the bench and delivered a much needed offensive spark. Drilling back-to-back 3-pointers …
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