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Anthony Edwards of Team USA drives to the basket during the game against Team Brazil at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France. Team USA won,122-87 AFPThe United States, with 18 points from Devin Booker and 17 from Anthony Edwards, routed Brazil 122-87 on Tuesday to book an Olympic basketball semi-final showdown with Nikola Jokic’s Serbia.
The US remained unbeaten in Olympic quarter-finals, but James said it’s just a step toward the main mission. Anthony Davis added 13 points and Kevin Durant scored 11 as the United States continued their march toward a fifth straight Olympic title and their 17th overall. “Records are meant to be broken, so somebody will come along and do the same,” Durant said. “We’re just focused on trying to win this gold.”
James’s layup after a scramble under the basket gave the Americans a 50-36 lead and launched a 13-0 scoring run to end the first half that was punctuated by a dunk from Jayson Tatum.
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