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There's a first time for everything. And the USA Men's basketball team found that out the hard way, dropping an Olympic game for the first time since pros have been participating in the Games. Puerto Rico handed the US an embarassing 92-73 loss in the preliminary round of the 28th Summer Olympiad. The Puerto Rican team (1-0) led the Americans (0-1) 49-27 at the half and never looked back. LeBron James scored five points in twelve minutes of play. The U.S. tries to bounce back on Tuesday against Greece.
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    • The Competition


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    The Standings

    GROUP A
    Country
    W
    L
    PCT
    Argentina
    1
    0
    1.000
    Italy
    1
    0
    1.000
    Spain
    1
    0
    1.000
    China
    0
    1
    .000
    New Zealand
    0
    1
    .000
    Serbia-Montenegro
    0
    1
    .000
    GROUP B
    Country
    W
    L
    PCT
    Greece
    1
    0
    1.000
    Lithuania
    1
    0
    1.000
    Puerto Rico
    1
    0
    1.000
    Angola
    0
    1
    .000
    Australia
    0
    1
    .000
    USA
    0
    1
    .000

    The Squad
    Carmelo Anthony
    Forward
    6-8, 220
    Denver Nuggets
    Syracuse
    Carlos Boozer
    Forward
    6-9, 260
    Utah Jazz
    Duke
    Tim Duncan
    Center
    7-0, 260
    San Antonio Spurs
    Wake Forest
    Allen Iverson
    Guard
    6-0, 165
    Philadelphia 76ers
    Georgetown
    LeBron James
    Guard
    6-8, 240
    Cleveland Cavaliers
    St. Vincent-St. Mary HS
    Richard Jefferson
    Forward
    6-7, 222
    New Jersey Nets
    Arizona
    Stephon Marbury
    Guard
    6-2, 205
    New York Knicks
    Georgia Tech
    Shawn Marion
    Forward
    6-7, 230
    Phoenix Suns
    UNLV
    Lamar Odom
    Forward
    6-10, 265
    Los Angeles Lakers
    Rhode Island
    Emeka Okafor
    Center
    6-10, 252
    Charlotte Bobcats
    UConn
    Amare Stoudemire
    Forward
    6-10, 245
    Phoenix Suns
    Cypress Creek HS
    Dwyane Wade
    Guard
    6-4, 212
    Miami Heat
    Marquette

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