After beating Lithuania on their third exhibition game with a score of 120-84, the U.S. Basketball team had dominated the court again when they faced team Russia.
NBA's MVP last season, Kobe Bryant, scored 19 points to help the U.S. team beat Russia with 89-68. However, on this game, it was clear that U.S. have had a defensive struggle and it was so far their most competitive tuneup game yet.
Carmelo Anthony posted 17 points and Dwyane Wade had 16 as they continue to play strong. On the other hand, Utah Jazz forward and shot-blocker Andrei Kirilenko scored 18 points and American point guard J.R. Holden added 17 for the European champions.
One more exhibition game to go. The United States will be facing Australia on Tuesday. Will the once called "Dream Team" go for 5-0 or will the Aussies hand them their first defeat?
