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Argentinian Star and flag-carrier Manu Ginobili got injured early in the 1st quarter that doomed the team's hope of upsetting the US team. But Argentina staved off courtesy of Houston Rockets backup center Luis Scola who tallied with 28 points. Argentina was able to cut a 21 point lead to a single digit in the 2nd half but Team USA was just too much for them.
Carmelo Anthony topped the US with 21 points and LeBron James followed with 15 points, 13 in the decisive 2nd half run.
“It’s a great feeling right now,”. “I’m going to try to sleep the rest of these couple of hours that we have and get ready for that game on Sunday. I can’t wait.” Anthony said.
Team USA will face Spain for the Gold on Sunday after the Spain defeated Lithuania 91-85. Team USA routed Spain in preliminaries with a 37 point victory. But the team can't be over confident on Sunday. This will be their first major title if they win since they captured the Gold in Sydney Olympics 2000.
