U.S.A [PR] 93, U.S.A. 74: The Americans sprinted out to a 22-point halftime lead, then held on when the NBA'ers made a furious second-half comeback to win their first game in the Olympics. Carlos Arroyo led the way with 24 points, whose team received the following praise from the defeated point guard, Allan Iverson: "They play the game the way it's supposed to be played...It's not about athletics. That's the game the way Karl Malone and John Stockton play it. It's good for kids to see how the game is supposed to be played." We will have to step up our game significantly by Tuesday, though, when we play Lithuania, while the mainlanders have to hope they don't get bullied off the court when they play the host team from Greece.