Maybe not stunned, but the U.S. men’s basketball team, widely perceived to be invincible until Wednesday night’s scare at Carioca Arena 1, at least appeared a bit shaken. But we weren’t thinking about 2004 tonight.”Anthony finished with 31 points to become the United States’ all-time leading Olympic scorer. “This is a really good night for us.” Coach Mike Krzyzewski said after his team rallied for a 98-88 win. The Australians are a physical, gritty bunch, but the United States, as always, entered the game as heavy favorites. They outscored the United States 44-22 in the paint.

Source: Washington Post August 11, 2016 04:30 UTC