ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates—A fast start was all that USA Basketball needed to remain unbeaten as it keeps moving closer to the World Cup. Anthony Edwards scored 21 points, Cam Johnson added 13 and the US never trailed Friday in a 108-86 win over Greece in a World Cup…
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates—A fast start was all that USA Basketball needed to remain unbeaten as it keeps moving closer to the World Cup.
Austin Reaves and Jaren Jackson Jr. each had 11 for the US, which improved to 4-0 in its five-game exhibition season before flying to the Philippines next week to start World Cup play. The Americans had all 12 players score, and Mikal Bridges and Bobby Portis each finished with 10 points.Greece is playing without Giannis Antetokounmpo, the two-time National Basketball Association MVP for Milwaukee who is sidelined this summer while recovering from offseason knee surgery.
Greece, even without Antetokounmpo, figures to be the top competition for the US when group-stage play starts at the World Cup next weekend. Greece is the No. 9 nation in the FIBA rankings; New Zealand is No. 26 and Jordan is No. 33. The Americans — just as they did at times in their first three exhibitions against Puerto Rico, a Slovenia team playing without Luka Doncic and Spain — looked dominant in some stretches. They had a double-digit lead midway through the first quarter, were up by 17 by the time the game was 9 minutes old and never seemed in any trouble.“The concern is turnovers and rebounds,” Kerr said. “If we stay even on the possession game, I feel great about our chances against anybody.
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