Redd, Anthony help United States pull away early for 123-59 victory

Miller and Chauncey Billups made 3s later in the quarter, with Billups' shot at the buzzer giving the United States a 42-13 lead. The U.S. was 13-of-17 from the field (76 percent) in the period, including 8-of-10 from behind the arc. Redd had 15 points in 5 minutes.

"Guys like Mike Redd and Mike Miller come in and hit shots like that, it's hard to beat us," guard Deron Williams said.

The lead was 66-39 at halftime, and the third quarter quickly became festive. Fans in another small crowd at the Thomas & Mack Center sang "Happy Birthday" to Bryant while he was shooting free throws,

Bryant said the serenade was "a little uncomfortable."

"First time that's ever happened," he said before leaving the arena with his family for a quiet celebration. "But that was fine, I appreciate it."

The Americans had a pair of highlight-reel plays a few minutes later. Kidd threw a pass off the backboard so James could throw down a dunk, and Bryant found Howard with an alley-oop pass for an 80-44 lead.

Krzyzewski also had his team play some zone in the second half, something he has said the Americans would use at some point.

Redd is being counted on to improve the Americans' perimeter shooting, their biggest weakness in recent years, and so far he's delivering. The Milwaukee Bucks guard was 3-of-5 behind the arc and scored 17 points in Wednesday's 112-69 victory over Venezuela, and added four more 3s Thursday.

The announced attendance was 5,554, about 1,000 below the opening night figure. There were perhaps 100 fans in the upper level of the 18,000-seat arena.