USA UNLEASHES "THE DOBERMAN"

Americans roll to a 120-84 victory over Lithuania on Friday night. Bryant harassed longtime U.S. nemesis Sarunas Jasikevicius into a miserable night! That's what I do," said Bryant, who gave himself a new nickname: "The Doberman." Jasikevicius was unstoppable in a win over the United States four years ago. So Bryant, who has made it a point to defend the opponent's best perimeter threat since joining the team last summer, blanketed him in the same manner as he did Phoenix guard Leandro Barbosa of Brazil in the Olympic qualifying tournament. Wade scored 19 points, Dwight Howard had 17, and LeBron James 15 for the Americans, who raced to a big early lead, then pulled away again after Lithuania got within single digits early in the second half. Bryant finished with 13 points, nine during the big U.S. first quarter.