The USA very nearly lost to South Sudan, which put forth an incredible effort on Saturday.
The USA men's basketball team very nearly lost to South Sudan in an exhibition contest on Saturday in London. The U.S. trailed by 14 at halftime and escaped with a 101-100 victory when South Sudan failed to score in the game's final seconds. It was an incredible effort from the youngest nation in the world, which gave a loaded USA team all it could handle.
This wasn't Edwards' best game; after averaging a team-best 14.3 points over the first three games, the Timberwolves' star had 11 points on 4-of-11 shooting against South Sudan. He went 1 of 7 on three-points attempts, adding a steal and a block defensively. One of Edwards' buckets was an emphatic baseline slam off of a dish from Anthony Davis.LeBron James led the USA with 23 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and the game-winning layup. Davis had 15 points and 11 boards.
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