LeBron James made sure that his team triumphs over Angola, and the James did that with great aggressiveness. Now here comes the more serious opposition for his team. The US men’s team next faces Greece in what is being billed as a ‘grudge match’ and a team that cannot be simply pushed back. The Greece team is the same team that upset the US team two years ago in the semifinals of the World Championships. The type of game played by the Greece team plus the size of its players will give the US team their first test in the games.

LeBron James dominated the game for the US team, and he got ample support from Dwayne Wade who added another 19 points. Dwight Howard added also 14 points to the efforts of James. The 97-76 win by the US team helped them improve their mark to 4-0. With the win, the US team wrapped up the easy portion of their schedule.

Carlos Morais led the charge for Angola.

The next few games for the Americans will be a tough one. After the Greece game that will be held this Thursday, the team will face Pau Gasol-led Spain. Spain also won over China in the other match. The game between China and Spain was an interesting one as well as Spain won the match with an 85-75 score in overtime.

With the win, Spain remains the unbeaten team in Group B with four points and the Pau Gasol-led team will next face Germany on Thursday. The loss left China without a win since it also lost to the US team in its first outing. Spain trailed for most of the three quarters, but the team made its move in the third period when Juan Carlos Navarro tied the score to 70-70 with two minutes to go. After that, the two teams exchanged baskets, and in the end the Chinese team crumbled courtesy of the two jams by Gasol.