But once in the game, O'Neal quickly intimidated the Germans with his monstrous dunks and powerful inside moves as the U.S. national team downed the 1993 European champions 114-81 in a tuneup for next month's World Championships in Toronto.
Detroit's Joe Dumars also had a strong game as a substitute, scoring 16 of his 20 points in the second half and handing out nine assists.
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