RIO DE JANEIRO -- As the accolades stack up for him in the international game, New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony says he has no trouble tuning out naysayers who want to take issue with his NBA résumé.In an interview with ESPN at the Rio Olympics, Anthony ?insisted that the prospect of becoming the first U.S. male to win three gold medals in basketball more than eases the sting of an NBA playoff history that, to date, includes only one trip to the conference finals and just two trips total beyond the first round.Most athletes dont have an opportunity to say that they won a gold medal, better yet three gold medals, Anthony said. I would be very happy walking away from the game knowing that Ive given the game everything I have, knowing I played on a high level at every level: high school, college, won [a championship at Syracuse] in college and possibly three gold medals.I can look back on it when my career is over -- if I dont have an NBA championship ring -- and say I had a great career.Anthony, 32, became the all-time leading scorer?in U.S. mens Olympic history Wednesday night, totaling 31 points -- including nine 3-pointers -- in Team USAs 98-88 victory over Australia.In his fourth Olympics, Anthony is now up to 293 points, 20 ahead of previous leader LeBron James, who has played in three Olympics.David Robinson (270) and Michael Jordan (256) are third and fourth on the all-time U.S. list, respectively. Brazils Oscar Schmidt holds the mens Olympic record of 1,093 points. But unlike Anthony, Schmidt didnt have his minutes restricted while playing on powerhouse teams.He was wanting that moment, Team USA forward Paul George said of Anthonys performance against Australia. He was special tonight. We joke about it, this being his farewell tour, but he was definitely special. Hes he reason we won this.A 13-year NBA veteran who has starred for the Knicks for the past six seasons, Anthony won gold with the United States in 2008 and 2012 after a disappointing bronze medal in 2004.Of course, because we play in the NBA thats always the goal: to win an NBA championship, Anthony said. But every year [theres] a new champion, so you have an opportunity to compete for a championship every year. 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T&T needed only three days to complete the win, having gained an early advantage by bowling their opponents out for 142 in the first innings. Primus took 6 for 30 with his seam-bowling in one spell that reduced Windward from 31 for 2 to 50 for 8. It was only opener Devon Smiths unbeaten 86 and his 73-run stand with No. 10 batsman Delorn Johnson that lifted the sides total past 100. They were eventually dismissed for 142.T&T responded by scoring 242 runs for a first-innings lead of 100. Primus was one of only four batsmen in the side to score more than 30 and added valuable runs after they were struggling at 192 for 6 following the loss of top-scorer Jason Mohammed who made a 95-ball 70. Opener Kyle Hope, too, chipped in with 56 giving T&T a good start.Windward did much better in their second innings, scoring 254, but were limited by legspinner Imran Khans 5 for 84 and the fact that they had conceded a 100-run lead. Tyrone Theophile (53) and wicketkeeper Sunil Ambris (43) chipped in but, like T&Ts innings, the rally came from the lower order. Shane Shillingford took charge with a knock of 65 off 94 balls and an eighth-wicket partnership with Mervin Matthew helped Windward inch closer to 250 from 196 for 7.T&Ts chase of 155 appeared untroubled with Hope leading the way at the top of the order again. Like the first innings, he was the main contributor to the opening stand, in this instance a partnership of 61 runs, before pairing with Yannic Cariah to add 96 runs for the second wicket. Hope was unbeaten on 79 while Cariah scored 52 not out.Left-arm spinners Gudakesh Moti-Kanhai and Veerasammy Permaul took 16 wickets between them, as Guyana registered a 181-run win over Jamaica at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.Guyana captain Leon Johnson put on 98 for the second wicket with Rajendra Chandrika after electing to bat. He had come in during the fourth over, after the dismissal of Shimron Hetmeyer, and was dismissed for 19 by debutant medium-pacer Derval Green (3-72) with the score on 111. Chandrika, who had done the bulk of the scoring, was removed by Nikita Miller (4-71) shortly after, for 86. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (91) and Raymon Reifer (40) were the oonly other batsmen to get past 20.dddddddddddd Their 68-run partnership was the only other significant stand before first innings folded up for 298.Jamaicas response began with a 73-run opening stand that was broken by Keon Joseph. John Campbell, who scored 71, and was the next wicket to fall and initiated a spinners dominance that saw them take the other nine wickets for just 95 runs, to bowl Jamaica out for 208. Permaul, who had removed Campbell, finished with 5 for 60, while Moti-Kanhai took 4 for 66.Guyana consolidated on their first-innings lead, led by half-centuries from Johnson (69) and Vishaul Singh (71) that helped them post 238 for 4 in the second dig. Jamaica, chasing 329, lost two wickets before stumps on the third day.Jermaine Blackwood scored a fighting 96 on the fourth day, but found no support as Keon Joseph (3-19) joined the party with Permaul (3-63) and Moti-Kanhai (4-35), to bowl Jamaica out for 147.Barbados were 70 off the target, scoring 235 for five, as they settled for a draw against Leeward Islands in St. Kitts. The match witnessed an all-round performance from offspinner Rahkeem Cornwall, who continued his rich vein of form from the series against Sri Lanka A.Chasing 305 for a win, Barbados batted for 80 overs after Leeward Islands declared on 164 for 6, 12 overs into the fourth day. Leeward Islands added 75 runs in those 12 overs, in a spell of play that saw Cornwall scoring a 51-ball 60 - his second half-century of the match - to lift his team from their overnight score of 89 for 5 as they looked to capitalize on a 140-run first-innings lead.Cornwall then removed Omar Philips in the first over of Barbados chase, before a second-wicket partnership of 109 which took 45.5 overs. That partnership was between Anthony Alleyne (84) and Shamarh Brooks (59). West Indies international Roston Chase then put on 62 for the third wicket with Alleyne in 13.5 overs, to keep Barbados interested briefly. But two quick wickets fell, and he shut shop to remain unbeaten on 51.Earlier in the match, Leeward Islands had bowled out Barbados 237, thanks to Cornwalls ninth five-wicket haul. This came after he had scored 84, along to with Nkrumah Bonners 94, to help Leeward Islands post 377 after electing to bat.Cornwall finished with nine wickets and was declared the Player of the Match. 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