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Billups, Durant key US rout of Angola (AP)
Before it can win a world championship, the United States needed to start looking like a world champion. Kevin Durant, Chauncey Billups and the rest of the Americans finally had that appearance Monday, powering into the quarterfinals with a 121-66 victory over Angola. "Obviously we want to stay humble, but at the same time we have to know that we can do it," forward Kevin Love said.
Mozgov helps Russia reach world quarters (AP)
Russia reached the quarterfinals of basketball's world championships against the United States, beating New Zealand 78-56 Monday after Andrey Vorontsevich had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Timofey Mozgov, Russia's 2.16-meter (7-foot-1) center who recently signed for the New York Knicks, added 16 points and seven rebounds.
Turkoglu has 20 as Turkey ousts France (AP)
Turkey used a 21-4 run spanning the second and third quarters on Sunday to eliminate France from the basketball world championship with a 95-77 win. Phoenix Suns forward Hedo Turkoglu scored 20 points and Sinan Guler added 17 for Turkey, which played its first tournament game in the new Sinan Erdem Dome.
Brezec, Dragic key Slovenia's easy win (AP)
Jaka Lokovic scored 19 points and Slovenia hit 16 of 33 3-pointers to eliminate Australia 87-58 Sunday in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship. Lokovic's corner 3-pointer in the game's opening seconds sparked a 12-0 run and Slovenia never looked back. Primoz Brezec of the Milwaukee Bucks had 12 points and Goran Dragic added 10 points and eight assists for Slovenia.
Rubio, Fernandez lift Spain to quarters (AP)
Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points for Spain in an 80-72 victory that eliminated Greece from the basketball world championships Saturday. The Spaniards made 8 of 18 3-pointers and used a 13-3 run in the fourth quarter to push ahead during the game in the round of 16. Greece closed within 72-68 on Vasileios Spanoulis' layup with 1:01 left in the game, but Ricky Rubio answered with two free...
Easy part over for U.S. at basketball worlds
PBT: The Americans destroyed Angola in the round of 16 on Monday, but now they'll start facing tough opponents.
U.S. routs Angola, reaches quarters at worlds
Before it can win a world championship, the United States needed to start looking like a world champion.
FanHouse: Just who is Kevin Durant?
FanHouse: Kevin Durant is depicted as the ideal athlete — a supremely gifted, unselfish, polite, too-good-to-be-true, ego-less phenom. In other words, the antidote to LeBron James. But is that accurate? And does it matter?
Slovenia trounces Australia 87-58 at worlds
Jaka Lokovic scored 19 points and Slovenia hit 16 of 33 3-pointers to eliminate Australia 87-58 Sunday in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship.
Turkey eliminates France with 95-77 win at worlds
Turkey used a 21-4 run spanning the second and third quarters on Sunday to eliminate France from the basketball world championship with a 95-77 win.