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No one is going to be able to run with this U.S. team, as the Dominican Republic demonstrated throughout its 113-59 loss in the Americans' opening exhibition Thursday. So the ultimate goal for Team USA's Olympic opponents later this month in London will be to control the pace of the game by avoiding turnovers, developing structured offense and shooting a respectable percentage.
It won't be easy to slow the game, but France, Argentina, Brazil and Spain will be among the contenders aiming to do it. It's in those potential situations that the U.S. will wish it had 6-foot-10 Blake Griffin, among its other missing big men. That...
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—Steve Nash furrowed his brow a bit. He had just been asked about the lineup his new team, the Lakers, would be trotting out each night, and the question implied that, with L.A.’s collective advanced... more »
PLAYA VISTA - The Clippers’ past has not been a blast.You know they’re different when they plan an exhibition trip to China, and Beijing does not consider it a hostile act.You know they’re different when Matt Barnes, late... more »
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