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associated press U.S. forward Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks went 10 for 12 from 3-point range in the Americans’ 156-73 win over Nigeria on Thursday.

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London 2012 basketball: USA's Carmelo Anthony laughs after hitting a 3-pointer against Nigeria during a men's basketball game at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Nigerians gather outside a church following a blast in Kaduna, Nigeria, on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Bombings at three churches rocked the country's north, officials said, prompting protests in an area that has been strained by religious tensions. (AP Photo/Olu Ajayi)

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People converge on the remains of a commercial airliner on Sunday, the day it crashed in Lagos, Nigeria. All 153 onboard the aircraft and a still-unknown number of people on the ground were killed. Stuffed animals, flowers, candles and cards from neighbors and friends form a memorial (below) in front of the West Hartford, Conn. home of Onyeke and Maimuna Anyene and their four children, who were all killed in the crash. Family members who lost loved ones register their names on Tuesday before viewing the bodies that were moved to a Lagos teaching hospital (bottom) for identification(Associated Press)

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Debris from an MD-83 aircraft that crashed while approaching the airport in Lagos, Nigeria, on Sunday, June 3, 2012, is pictured on Monday. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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Rescue workers search for bodies at the site of a plane crash in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, June 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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Onlookers stand on the tail wing of a crashed passenger plane in a neighborhood just north of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, on Sunday, June 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

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People gather around a car used by a suicide bomber following an explosion in a church compound in Bauchi, Nigeria, on Sunday, June 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Shehu Saulawa)

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A sign marks the site of the former prison known as Tekunle on Ita Oko Island near Lagos, Nigeria. The island prison allowed Nigeria's military governments to make opponents disappear into the swamps of the Lekki Lagoon at a camp accessible only by boat and helicopter. (Associated Press)