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HOUSTON -- There were no bumps on this road to Rio.Next up for the U.S. Olympic mens basketball team is the trip to Brazil, where the Americans think they can play even better now that theyre done having to go place to place.As a team, I think youre going to see a much different team over there, Carmelo Anthony said.Anthony scored 19 points and the U.S. wrapped up its unbeaten exhibition tour with a 110-66 victory over Nigeria on Monday night.The Americans werent quite as potent this time but were dominant defensively after pouring on the points in a record-setting romp over the Nigerians four years ago. They forced the African champions to miss their first 22 3-point shots and held them to 4 for 29 behind the arc.Klay Thompson had 17 points and Kevin Durant added 14 for the U.S., which went 5-0 and wasnt tested during its easy five-city, pre-Olympic schedule. The U.S. men and women -- who arrived in Houston earlier Monday and attended the game -- are scheduled to fly Tuesday night to Rio de Janeiro, where both will be favored to repeat as Olympic basketball champions.We leave tomorrow night and then its off, hopefully, to a gold medal, U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski said.The mens team will have to wait until it gets there for a close game -- if one comes at all. The Americans previously defeated Argentina, China twice and Venezuela by an average of 42.8 points, scoring 101 per game. They play the Chinese again to open Olympic play on Aug. 6 and also meet Venezuela again.This one was only close for a few minutes, perhaps a little longer than the Americans 156-73 victory in the 2012 Olympics, when Anthony set U.S. records by scoring 37 points and going 10 for 12 from 3-point range in just 14 minutes. He was 0 for 6 beyond the arc this time but scored nine points in the third quarter, when the lead ballooned to 43 points.The Americans rang up the most points ever scored in an Olympic game in the London contest, but Nigeria started better this time. Ben Uzoh brought the players on the Nigerian bench to their feet with a dunk over DeAndre Jordan in the first quarter, but the Americans gradually pulled away late in the period and kept increasing the lead from there.DeMar DeRozan had a few powerful dunks and Kyle Lowry and Jordan hooked up on a spectacular one, as Lowry threw an alley-oop pass from beyond halfcourt that Jordan slammed down.Were a talented team, its about just finding a rhythm, DeRozan said. We find rhythms later in the first quarter, in the second quarter. Now its about just starting from the gate.Chamberlain Oguchi finally got Nigerias first 3-pointer with a little under 4 minutes remaining. He added three more from there and finished with 21 points.Its hard because theyre so good in transition. It seemed like all of those 3-point misses kind of led to their leak outs and as we know when they can get into an open court they kind of feed off of that, Nigeria coach Will Voigt said.The U.S. played without starting point guard Kyrie Irving, who rested a bruised left thigh he sustained when he was bumped on a pick in the Americans victory over Venezuela on Friday in Chicago. Also, Indianas Paul George missed a second game with a left calf injury.Krzyzewski said both were expected to be fine for the Olympic opener.Lowry started for Irving and finished with eight points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. DeRozan, his Toronto teammate, scored 13 points.---Follow Brian Mahoney on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Briancmahoney Wholesale Cheap Shoes Free Shipping . A forerunning sled crashed into the worker Thursday at the Sanki Sliding Center. 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TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Cardinals left Carolina a banged-up team, but two of the most significant injuries will impact both their offense and defense.Left tackle Jared Veldheer will be put on injured reserve with a torn triceps and safety Tyrann Mathieu will miss three to six weeks with a shoulder subluxation, or a partial dislocation, coach Bruce Arians announced Monday.John Wetzel will take replace Veldheer on the offensive line.Mathieu appeared to suffer his injury early in the second quarter while covering a 50-yard pass from Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton to receiver Kelvin Benjamin.Mathieu wont need surgery, Arians said, and the team will know more about the length of his rehabilitation in the next few days.Tys a tough guy so well wait and see, Arians said.In addition to Veldheer and Mathieu, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald sufferedd a low ankle sprain late in the first half.dddddddddddd Arians said Fitzgeralds ankle was pretty swollen on Monday.I would think by the middle of next week, to the end of next week, hell be ready to roll, Arians said.Tight end Ifeanyi Momah broke a wrist against the Panthers, Arians said. The Cardinals will probably give him an injury settlement. Also injured was cornerback Tharold Simon.Because of all the injuries, Arians canceled practice for Tuesday and Wednesday this week while the Cardinals are on their bye. The team will instead have more film sessions and some players will have individual workouts with their coaches.Physically, we need to rest up, Arians said. We wouldnt have very many guys to practice with anyway. ' ' '