USA coasts through win over Angola

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Dwyane Wade scored 19 points Tuesday and the United States gave just enough effort to down Angola in the Olympic basketball tournament 97-76.

Superstars LeBron James and Kobe Bryant were given plenty of rest by Coach Mike Krzyzewski against the lightly regarded opponent, which lost by 29 points to Germany in its Olympic opener.

Dwight Howard put the Americans in front to stay with a shot in the lane with 5:59 to play in the first period and the United States eventually began to pull away.

Spain and the United States are tied for first place in Group B with 2-0 records. The Americans will meet Greece (1-1) Thursday in what should be their most difficult game to date.

Greece blasted Germany Tuesday 87-64.

In the most entertaining game of the tournament, Spain survived with an 85-75 victory over China in overtime. Marc Gasol tied the game for Spain with 19 seconds left in regulation.

Lithuania and Croatia took control of Group A with victories. Lithuania downed Iran 99-67 and Croatia defeated Russia 85-78.