WASHINGTON – LeBron James scored 30 points, and the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team rallied from an early 10-point deficit to beat Brazil, 80-69, on Monday night.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden watched the Americans get off to a dismal start, then turn it around by holding the Brazilians to two baskets in the second quarter.

James helped the U.S. pull away in the final four minutes after they led by only seven, getting his final point on a free throw with 31 seconds left as Obama departed.