Steve Kerr’s team won 122-87 to put themselves in the top four at Paris 2024. They will face Serbia in a bid to guarantee a medal.
The United States will go for its 20th medal in men’s Olympic basketball history. They comfortably defeated Brazil 122-87 to guarantee their presence in the semifinals of Paris 2024. Thus, their match against Serbia (Thursday 8/8 – 4:30 pm Argentina) is determined. The game has no equality in any of its parts. Steve Kerr’s team took the game seriously for 40 minutes and never gave a discussion to the result. Their defense was strong which limited the opponent’s scoring and allowed them to run the field. LeBron James led the offense with 12 points, nine assists and 4 steals in 16 minutes.
Grading is distributed. Devin Booker (18) was the standout with five triples. The trident of Anthony Edwards (17), Joel Embiid (14) and Kevin Durant (11) also had double-digit scoring. Additionally, the North American team converted 15 of its 31 three-point attempts. Brazil once again had Bruno Caboclo as its standout player with 30 points and six rebounds. Additionally, in his last Olympic game, Marcelinho Huertas recorded nine points and five assists.
The South American point guard faced the United States at the age of 41 and after a legendary career. A career that includes two Pan American golds (Dominican Republic 2005 and Puerto Rico 2011), two continental silver medals (Argentina 2011 and Brazil 2022) and first place at the Pan American Games in Brazil 2007. In addition, he represented Brazil in the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games, as well as in the world championships in Turkey 2010, Spain 2014, China 2019 and Japan-Philippines-Indonesia 2023.
The United States will face Serbia in search of a 20th Olympic medal. So far he has won 16 gold medals, 1 silver (Munich 1972) and 2 bronze (Seoul 1988 and Athens 2004). For its part, the Balkan team will try to secure its second Olympic podium after the Yugoslavia era and silver at Rio 2016.
Source: Tycsports
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