Lakers’ Bryant helps team USA pull away from Mexico for 127-100 win

Team USA is on a sure winning streak after coming away victorious from its last seven FIBA Championship games. On Monday, the team - headed up by big-time NBA stars LeBron James, Chauncey Billups and the Lakers’ own Kobe Bryant - faced off with Mexico and beat them out 127-100 in a Las Vegas arena after coming back from a slow start in the first quarter, according to an article posted Aug. 28 on NBA.com.

Bryant, who helped his team reach the hard earned victory by contributing several points, admitted that the team seemed sluggish starting out but ended up coming through in the end. “I think everybody was just a little stiff tonight,” Bryant said. “We had a hard time getting loose, getting going. It took us a while to find a rhythm in our legs an donce we did we were able to make a pretty good run at it.” The lack of energy felt by Team USA on Monday can easily be attributed to the group’s stretch of three consecutive games over as many days and the intense effort they put behind pulling to victory over Brazil on Sunday.

Team USA has since moved on to dominate Puerto Rico, 117-78, and most recently Uruguay, 118-79, and will face undefeated Argentina tonight in the final game of the second round. If it is able to beat out Argentina tonight, Team USA will be off to this Saturday’s semi-finals, ranked as No. 1 seed. Make sure to stay tuned for all the FIBA Championship action and don’t forget to secure Lakers tickets for this season, which is right around the corner. Visit Stubhub.com for the best deals on available tickets.

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