Team USA dominated the second quarter, taking a 66-49 lead at halftime and never looked back en route to a 114-95 win over Slovenia.
“We started off slow,” [LeBron] James said. “We have had a problem starting out slow lately and we have to get that situated. The second group came in, put extremely good pressure on and then the first group came back in and kept up the pressure. We got some easy buckets off our defense and took care of business. It’s very important to keep it up in the second half. Halftime is one of those times where you can get a letdown if you aren’t careful. Tonight we didn’t let that happen. We knew that Slovenia is a very good team, so we had to take care of business.”
Dwayne Wade led all scorers with 20, while James chipped in with 19. Chris Paul led the team in assists (9) yet again, and has done a terrific job running the offense.
Team USA faces their biggest test tomorrow when the face Italy, who is also 3-0 in the preliminary round. The game is on ESPN2 at 6:30 AM ET. See the entire schedule here.
