Bryant scores 19, helps U.S. win defensive struggle
Published 8/4/2008 at FOXSports.com News for NBA
Kobe Bryant provided the offense in the U.S. Olympic basketball team's first defensive struggle.
Bryant scored 19 points, Carmelo Anthony added 17, and the Americans beat Russia 89-68 Sunday in what was by far their most competitive tuneup yet for the Beijing Games.
The United States had been scoring 118 points per game while winning its first three exhibitions by an average of 41 points. Russia allowed far fewer fast-break baskets than the previous U.S.
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