United States 127, Mexico 100: Carmelo Leads U.S. to Win Over Mexico
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Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points, tying the American record in an Olympic qualifier. He had 16 in the opening quarter, when the Americans shot 80 percent from the field.
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Brian Ching got another big goal, and the United States received the gift of jewelry. Ching scored just five minutes in on the Americans&#39; first shot, and El Salvador was forced to play a man short after a
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LeBron James scored 23 points and Carmelo Anthony added 18 to lead the United States to a 119-73 win over China on Monday in a game overshadowed by Yao Ming's absence.
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Carmelo Anthony scored 19 points and the United States team of National Basketball Association stars advanced to the World Basketball Championship semi-finals Wednesday by beating Germany 85-65.
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LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony finally earned the reward that used to await U.S. players.
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When it came to the real crunch the NBA stars of the United States basketball team showed their mettle and progressed to the semifinals of the Olympics with a 102-94 win over unbeaten Spain.
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Seimone Augustus scored 19 points and Tina Thompson added 18 as the United States routed Jamaica, 115-47, yesterday to clinch a semifinal spot at the FIBA Americas tournament in Valdivia, Chile. The United States team scored the first 9 points and never looked back. The United States (2-0) struggled in its first game against Cuba, winning by 85-79 after trailing most of the game.
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Carmelo Anthony helped the Denver Nuggets keep up their strong play at home. Another lopsided loss at Sacramento ended the Utah Jazz's longest winning streak in nearly nine years.
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Denver coach Jeff Bzdelik nearly had Carmelo Anthony come off the bench against Detroit. It's a good thing he didn't. Playing with the kind of aggressiveness and enthusiasm that had been missing, Anthony broke out of his early season slump with 34 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals to help the Nuggets beat Detroit 117-109 on Thursday night.
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Dwyane Wade made sure the United States didn't leave the world championships empty-handed. Wade scored 18 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Americans pull away for a 96-81 victory over Argentina on Saturday night in the bronze medal game.
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DALLAS Dirk Nowitzki (noh-VIHT&#39;-skee) had 30 points and 12 rebounds to lead the short-handed Dallas Mavericks to a 103-to-101 victory over the New York Knicks.
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SAITAMA, Japan  - America's NBA All-Stars stepped   up and took charge, leading the U.S. to a 96-81 win over   Argentina in the bronze medal game at the world basketball   championship on Saturday.
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Carmelo Anthony, who missed Denver&#39;s previous game after being cited for marijuana possession, scored 23 points for the Nuggets in a 100-88 preseason victory Thursday night over the Los Angeles Clippers.
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ATHENS : The United States defeated Lithuania 104-96 here to win the Olympic men&#39;s basketball bronze medal game. The US team of National Basketball Association stars had been seeking a fourth consecutive gold
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San Antonio shot a sizzling 59 percent from the field, while the Jazz made 44 percent of their shots...The Spurs had a 37-24 edge on the boards...Mehmet Okur scored 10 points off the bench for Utah...The Spurs are off to their best start since the 1999-00
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LOS ANGELES - Carmelo Anthony, who missed Denver&#39;s previous game after being cited for marijuana possession, scored 23 points for the Nuggets in a 100-88 preseason victory Thursday night over the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Allen Iverson scored 29 points and Carmelo Anthony added 17 to lead the Denver Nuggets past defending National Basketball Association champion San Antonio 80-77 here Thursday.