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BEIJING -- Defending champions Argentina are looking to their quartet of NBA stars to help inspire a second successive Olympics basketball gold.

Manu Ginobili, of the San Antonio Spurs, Luis Scola, a teammate of China's Yao Ming at the Houston Rockets, and Chicago Bulls' Andres Nocioni all star in the American league but the Spurs' Fabricio Oberto could be key.

Oberto, 33, who made an impact at the Athens Games on offense, is now an uncompromising defensive and rebound force with the Spurs.

"I need to play with the team. They are all expecting that I get back to my old role and they are helping me by passing me the ball," said Oberto who has shrugged off a leg injury which sidelined him for 10 days.

"Manu, Luis and 'Chapu' [Nocioni] will be our three key offensive players. Carlos Delfino and me as well as some others will have to help them score during some part of the matches."

Argentina will open their Group A campaign against Lithuania on August 10.

"They want to beat us and we are the defending champions. That motivates them but we will be ready," said Oberto.

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