Manu Ginobli's 19 points wasn't enough as defending Olympic champion Argentina stumbled to a narrow 79-75 defeat to Lithuania in its opening Group A match on Sunday.
In what had been a tight game, the San Antonio Spurs' shooting guard and his teammates were nearly shut down in the third quarter as Lithuania ran up a 51-45 lead. Ginobli and Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola were restricted to just two points each in the period.
Argentina rallied and, with 2:40 left, Ginobli sunk a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to four points. Quickly regaining possession, Ginobli bounced a 3-pointer off the rim that was buried by Toronto Raptors guard Carlos …
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