Germany outscored Team USA from three-point range and had fewer turnovers
LeBron James lit up the O2 Arena with an opening dunk
LeBron James scored final 11 points for Team USA in their narrow victory against Germany
Team USA won all five exhibition games but faced challenges from Canada, Australia and South Sudan
LeBron James, carrying the US flag at the upcoming Paris Olympics, led Team USA to a narrow victory against Germany in their final pre-Olympic tune-up. In London on Monday night, James scored the final 11 points for the Americans as they held off World Cup champion Germany with a score of 92-88.
James had 20 points for Team USA, while Joel Embiid scored 15 and Stephen Curry had 13. Anthony Edwards finished with 11 points. Franz Wagner led Germany with 18 points, and Andreas Obst added 14.
Despite winning all five of their exhibition games, the US team faced challenges throughout their warm-up matches. Canada gave them issues at times, Australia came from behind to make things interesting in the final minutes, and South Sudan nearly pulled off an upset as a 43.5-point underdog.
Germany made a statement by forcing turnovers and punishing the US for it. The Germans outscored Team USA by 39-18 from three-point range and had fewer turnovers (7 to the US's 14).
LeBron James, however, came through once again when needed. He lit up the O2 Arena with an opening dunk and scored the final 11 points for Team USA in the final minutes of play.
Team USA will begin their Olympic campaign against Serbia on Sunday.
LeBron James scored the final 11 points for the US men’s basketball team against Germany in their final tune-up before the Paris Olympics
Germany outscored the US by 39-18 from three-point range and had fewer turnovers (7 to US’s 14)
Kevin Durant missed all five pre-Olympic games due to a calf strain and has not appeared in a real game since late April
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The author makes several statements that are factual and do not contain any fallacies. However, there are a few instances where the author uses inflammatory rhetoric to describe the close games against Canada, Australia, South Sudan, and Germany. This is an example of emotional appeal and can be considered a minor informal fallacy. The author also mentions that the U.S. got outscored by 21 points from 3-point range in two consecutive games and had more turnovers than Germany on Monday, which are facts but do not contain any fallacies.
][author] It was a good test for us. And I’m glad we were able to once again, you know, keep our composure, persevere like we did the other day versus South Sudan.[/]
[author] The Germans had the lead over the U.S. with 4 minutes left on Monday.
[author] For the second consecutive game, the U.S. got outscored by 21 points from 3-point range.
Devin Booker started for Team USA in a win against Germany.
Team USA held a 29-17 lead 10 minutes into the game and was up 48-41 at halftime.
Booker’s individual stats were 3 points, 2 rebounds, and a block on 1-of-6 shooting from the floor, but he had a +5 while on the court due to his defense, passing, and off-ball play.
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Germany outscored the Americans 30-20 in the third quarter, taking a one-point lead going into the fourth.
Franz Wagner played an incredible quarter for Germany in the third, helping them to surge ahead.
Team USA won the game 92-88 with a late fourth-quarter surge spearheaded by Devin Booker.
