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NBA Team Shatters Expectations

Although the NBA is considered to be the best basketball league in the world, it seems that NBA`s finest are having a hard time beating their global rivals. The United States National Basketball Association starts, the ones that held high promise and showed great potential, were denied the privilege of playing at the World Basketball Championship final after a 101-95 defeat to Greece.

Two years ago, at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the United States reached a disappointing bronze-medal, and two year before that marked an unbelievable sixth position standing at the 2002World Basketball Championship. With all of their NBA glamour and skill, the United States team is unable to shack their incompetence on the international stage.

"It`s a horrible feeling," US forward Antawn Jamison said. "We didn`t underestimate this team. We just simply didn`t play as well as we had to." "To lose a game is a shock to us," US scoring leader Carmelo Anthony said. "We came with the mentality to win the title. Unfortunately, Greece came out in the second half and they never looked back." The United States will face Argentina in a fight for the third place.