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Patricia Bender
08-17-2008, 08:50 PM
News from August 16.

Olympic results (Beijing, China) - First Round
USA 119, Spain 82
LeBron James (USA) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals.
Dwyane Wade (USA) had 16 points and 6 rebounds.
Chris Paul (USA) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 steals.
Pau Gasol (Spa) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Felipe Reyes (Spa) had 19 points including 9-12 FG and 8 rebounds
including 5 offensive.
USA shot 58% (44-76) FG and Spa shot 39% (28-71) FG.

China 59, Germany 55
Yao Ming (Chi) had 25 points including 6-10 FT and 11 rebounds.
Yi Jianlian (Chi) had 9 points and 11 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki (Ger) had 24 points including 7-20 FG, 17 rebounds, and 7
turnovers.
Chris Kaman (Ger) had 10 points including 4-11 FG and 12 rebounds
including 5 offensive.

Australia 95, Russia 80
Andrew Bogut (Aus) had 22 points and 8 rebounds.
CJ Bruton (Aus) had 22 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 assists.
David Andersen (Aus) had 11 points including 4-5 FG and 5 rebounds.
JR Holden (Rus) had 20 points, 6 assists and 6 turnovers.
Viktor Khryapa (Rus) had 21 points including 7-8 FG and 6-6 3-pointers and
9 rebounds.
Aus shot 28-34 FT and Rus shot 12-15 FT.

Lithuania 86, Croatia 73
Mindaugas Lukauskis (Lit) had 20 points including 7-9 FG and 3-4
3-pointers.
Simas Jasaitis (Lit) had 12 points including 5-7 FG.
Linas Kleiza (Lit) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers.
Koko-Leni Ukic (Cro) had 13 points including 1-6 3-pointers.
Marko Banic (Cro) had 10 points and 7 rebounds.
Lit shot 56% (30-54) FG and Cro shot 43% (26-61) FG.

Argentina 97, Iran 82
Luis Scola (Arg) had 20 points including 9-13 FG and 7 rebounds.
Manu Ginobili (Arg) had 32 points including 10-14 FG and 4-6 3-pointers.
Pablo Prigioni (Arg) had 11 points and 6 assists.
Hamed Ehadadi (Ira) had 21 points including 7-10 FT and 16 rebounds
including 6 offensive.
Hamed Afagh (Ira) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers.

Greece 102, Angola 61
Ioannis Spanoulis (Gre) had 22 points including 9-9 FG and 5 rebounds.
Georgios Printezis (Gre) had 14 points including 5-6 FG.
Andreas Glyniadakis (Gre) had 11 points including 3-4 FG and 7 rebounds.
Eduardo Mingas (Ang) had 23 points.
Luis Costa (Ang) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers.
Gre shot 59% (37-63) FG and Ang shot 39% (25-64) FG.


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