Joel Embiid contributed significantly with 15 points, eight rebounds, and five assists
LeBron James scored 11 points in the final 4 minutes to secure Team USA's victory over Germany
Team USA trailed by three points before James took over
LeBron James, a four-time NBA champion and the flag bearer for Team USA at the Paris Olympics, led his team to a hard-fought victory over Germany in their final pre-Olympic exhibition game. The Americans trailed by three points with just under four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter when James took over, scoring 11 of Team USA's next 13 points to secure the win.
James finished with a team-high 20 points, while Joel Embiid contributed significantly with 15 points, eight rebounds, and five assists. The Germans, who won the FIBA World Cup in 2023 and were considered a major threat to Team USA at the Olympics, struggled from deep shooting just 29%.
Jrue Holiday started strong for Team USA with eight points in the first five minutes of play. Jayson Tatum played for 14 minutes, scoring four points on 2-of-6 shooting without attempting any three pointers. He pulled down six rebounds and had one assist and one steal.
Derrick White also played for 14 minutes, missing both shot attempts but hitting two free throws to finish with two points. He tallied one steal and played excellent perimeter defense alongside Stephen Curry, who was the only Team USA player without any turnovers.
Team USA will open group-stage play at the Paris Olympics against Serbia on July 28.
LeBron James led the US men's basketball team to a victory over Germany.
James scored the winning basket against South Sudan and delivered late in the game against Germany.
The U.S. men's basketball team will open group-stage play against Serbia at the Paris Olympics.
Accuracy
]LeBron James led the US men's basketball team to a 5-0 exhibition record[
Team USA finished the pre-Olympic tour with an imperfect 5-0 record.
Deception
(70%)
The article contains selective reporting as it focuses on LeBron James' performance and ignores the struggles of other players such as Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid, and Anthony Edwards. The author also uses emotional manipulation by describing Germany's performance as 'gutsy' and their comeback in the third quarter as 'impressive'. Additionally, there is a lie by omission regarding Kevin Durant's injury status. Durant sat out the entire exhibition schedule due to a calf injury, but the article fails to mention that he was also absent from training camp.
The Americans were fortunate the Germans shot 11 for 42 (26.2 percent) from deep.
Germany limited the United States to 6-for-16 shooting (37.5 percent) on three-pointers and held the likes of Curry, Embiid and Edwards in check.
If not for James’s physical drives to the hoop, the Americans’ struggles to properly space the court and keep the ball moving without committing turnovers would have been their undoing.
Fallacies
(80%)
The author makes an appeal to authority when he states 'Germany Coach Gordon Herbert said' and 'Steve Kerr said'. This is a fallacy because the truth or falsehood of a statement does not depend on the authority of the person making it.
][Germany Coach Gordon Herbert said] And, yeah, somebody named LeBron James made some pretty good plays at the end.[[
][Steve Kerr said] He’s one of the most skilled players of all time. We hope he comes back soon, and I think he’ll fit right in.[[]
