LeBron James was pleased with the progress made by the USA in their 105-79 victory over Serbia in a friendly in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time), but insists there is 'so much room to improve' in the hunt for Olympic gold.
US forward LeBron James tries to push the ball past Serbia's guard Marko Guduric during a friendly match between the United States and Serbia at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on July 17, 2024.ABU DHABI – LeBron James was pleased with the progress made by the USA in their 105-79 victory over Serbia in a friendly in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday , but insists there is "so much room to improve" in the hunt for Olympic gold.
The Miami Heat center combined seamlessly on defense with Anthony Davis, who had six blocks, six rebounds and seven points."Just the switching, but they can also protect the rim and be in a drop if we go to that coverage. "We've still got so much room to improve but we want to continue to get better and not waste the opportunities. I felt like tonight we got better," said James, who is gunning for his third Olympic gold medal this summer.Kerr made one change to the starting lineup he deployed against Australia two days ago, keeping Jayson Tatum, James, Joel Embiid and Curry on the floor but opting for Jrue Holiday instead of Anthony Edwards.
Curry, Edwards and Adebayo helped the USA pull ahead, and the Americans were never in trouble again beyond that first quarter.
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