leandro barbosa

OAKLAND -- Somehow, the Cleveland Cavaliers are in worse shape than a year ago. Much worse.

What was supposed to be a rousing sendoff for the U.S. team playing its last game on American soil before continuing its pre-Olympic tour later this week in England, turned into an embarrassing first quarter that saw Brazil take a 10-point lead amid an assortment of missed dunks, errant jump shots and porous defense by their more famous counterparts.