Olympics: Dream Team rout France in opener

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The United States lived up to their dominant reputation with a 98-71 rout of France in their opening game of the London Olympics.

Although the French, who have plenty of NBA-calibre talent in their squad, were able to match them for the first quarter, the defending champions quickly began to wear them down thereafter.

With France beginning to struggle the Americans threatened to turn the game into an intrasquad dunking contest, with James and Carmelo Anthony slamming them home in quick succession.

Things got worse for France when Batum left the court appearing to have a problem while Seraphin's attempt at a dramatic dunk flew back off the iron.

They were running out of ways to contain the Americans, and a preparation period Parker had described as "terrible" due to injuries and other problems affecting the squad caught up with them in the face of the United States' depth.

Durant led the Americans with 22 points while Love had 14 and Bryant 10. Durant added nine rebounds.

Ali Traore had 12 and Parker 10 for France.