At one point in the fourth quarter, Anthony scored 10 consecutive points for the U.S. The U.S. men’s basketball team faced it first significant test of the Rio Olympics on Wednesday, but came away with a 98-88 victory over Australia. Anthony helped lift an otherwise lackluster offensive night for the U.S., which shot 39%. The Americans trailed by five points at halftime and were behind early in the fourth quarter when Carmelo Anthony, who is playing in his fourth Olympic games, put a U.S. roster of NBA All-Stars on his shoulders. Anthony finished with 31 points, including nine three-pointers.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 11, 2016 00:00 UTC