US NBA stars win gold but Spain gives them a challenge

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BEIJING (AFP) — Kobe Bryant provided a vital late spark as the United States reclaimed Olympic basketball supremacy Sunday, defeating world champion Spain 118-107 to bring the Americans their 13th gold medal.

Dwyane Wade scored 27 points to lead the Americans while Bryant added 20, LeBron James contributed 14 and Carmelo Anthony scored 13 for the US squad of National Basketball Association stars who found redemption for a 2004 flop.

Wade, James and Anthony were all frustrated reserve members of the US team that settled for bronze at the 2004 Olympics, sparking the golden quest of this US "Redeem Team" to reclaim global supremacy for basketball's birthplace.

"We were at America's lowest point in '04," Anthony said. "We did a hell of a job putting America back...

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