2008 Olympics Contest

[nbafan123]

Ok, thanks.

[lakersdrew]

Game 1 USA (1-0) WIN over China (0-1) 101-70. Dwayne Wade led the scorers with 19 points. LeBron had 18, Kobe and Dwight Howard with 13 each. Rebounds went to Bosh who got a lot of playing time due to the blowout. He had 8 while LeBron** had 6, Anthony and Williams** each with 4. As for assists, Chris Paul (the obvious pick as it seems) led with 6 assists and LeBron** and Kobe each had 3. Assuming team USA will make it to play all 8 games, they are on pace for 808 points, but with the next matchup against lowest ranked Angola, we should expect a huge offensive performance (my guess will be throwing down 125 points on Tuesday).

** = Not chosen by anyone as their pick for that category.
(Ex: No participant chose LeBron to be the leading rebounder)

NEXT GAME: Tuesday, August 12 VS. Angola (0-1) (Germany 95 - Angola 66)


I hope people liked my recap =)

[nbafan123]

Thanks for the recap.

[RenegadeLonghorn]

MatsSundin-yoru original tiebreaker guess is your entry.

lakersdrew-thanks for the recap

[ellogovna*123]

Hey lakersdrew thanks a ton for the recap!

[steveamare]

Which place will Team USA finish? – 1st

Tiebreakers (in order):
#1: Which USA player will score the most points? - D wade
#2: Which USA player will have the most rebounds? – Dwight
#3: Which USA player will have the most assists? - cp3
#4: How many points will Team USA score in all of their games (combined score)? - 1159

[lakersdrew]

steve, not to bust ur chops but ur picks are kinda null and voided.... once the olympic tournament began, you cant make your predictions after the first game

[lakersdrew]

97 USA (2-0) VS (0-2) ANGOLA 76

GAME RECAP:
The U.S. Team, despite a hearty performance from Angola, cruised to its second consecutive victory on Tuesday, 97-76. The Americans received an unexpected challenge from the Angolans for much of the game. Angola, in fact, outscored USA in the fourth quarter.
Engineered by Chris Paul’s stellar backcourt defense, the U.S. converted on many fast break points. The team, however, didn’t shoot well from 3-point range (5-of-21).

Dwyane Wade continued to show that he has overcome his shoulder and knee injuries with a team-high 19 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field. Dwight Howard added 14 points and LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony each had 12.

STATS SUMMARY:

Points:

Dwayne Wade – 19 (Combined 38)
LeBron James – 12 (Combined 30)
Dwight Howard – 14 (Combined 27)
Kobe Bryant – 8 (Combined 21)
Carmelo Anthony – 12 (Combined 15)

Rebounds:

Carmelo Anthony – 6 (Combined 10)
Chris Bosh – 2 (Combined 10)
LeBron James – 2 (Combined 8)
Chris Paul – 4 (Combined 7)
Dwight Howard – 3 (Combined 5)


Assists:

Chris Paul – 3 (Combined 9)
LeBron James – 5 (Combined 8)
Deron Williams – 4 (Combined 8)
Jason Kidd – 3 (Combined 6)


Total Points:
101 vs China
97 vs Angola
198 TOTAL
With 6 games to go (hopefully) the pace is at 792 total points.

Next game: Greece (1-1)
(Greece 66, Spain 81) (Greece 87, Germany 64)

USA will look to avenge its defeat at the 2006 World Championships when it plays Greece on Thursday.

[ellogovna*123]

im surprised that they didn't beat them by more

[RenegadeLonghorn]

lakersdrew-you are definitely on top of this! Thanks for doing this. Very helpful.