We've played one quarter in London, and Team USA holds a 33-25 lead on Lithuania in its fourth of five preliminary-round games in the 2012 Olympic basketball tournament. Carmelo Anthony has not cooled off since setting the US Olympics scoring record against Nigeria, as he has 10 points, including a buzzer-beating three to push Team USA's lead to eight points.
Team USA looks pretty sharp offensively, but Lithuania has stayed in the game with strong offense itself. In particular, Linas Kleiza is carrying the team. The Toronto Raptors' forward leads all scorers with 13 points on 4-7 shooting. Future Raptors teammate Jonas Valanciunas had just two points and zero rebounds in just over five minutes of play.
Seven different Team USA players have scored in the game. Anthony leads the way with 10 points, and Kevin Durant has added six. Chris Paul added four points, two assists and two rebounds.
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