On August 3, 2024, Beijing time, the men's basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics ushered in the final round of Group C, between the United States team and the Puerto Rico team. United States won both previous games, while Puerto Rico lost both games, and United States only needs to win Puerto Rico by 5 points to advance to the knockout round as the top seed, while Puerto Rico can only win by a big score against United States if they want to qualify.
The United States men's basketball team started to change again, James, Curry, Booker, Tatum and Embiid, and Holiday will not play this game due to injury.
In the first quarter of the game, James made a long pass to Embiid, which was directly destroyed out of bounds, Tatum cut the inside line, and Eun gave the ball to Tatum to complete the empty dunk, as always, Embiid only needs to hold the ball, and the whole court continues to boo! Curry was then singled, Embiid lost a defensive rebound, allowing Puerto Rico to score four points in a row, Embiid hit a mid-range shot and a three-pointer, and Alvanado converted the offense to continue to attack Curry, resulting in a foul free throw score. In the end, it was James who scored a layup, and Tatum held the ball and made a layup.
Then Puerto Rico's offensive form exploded, with Waters hitting a mid-range shot and Alvanado hitting a three-pointer to give a direct lead of the United States men's basketball team by six points. Curry completed the mid-range shot, breaking the embarrassment of the previous game, transforming the offense Booker to make a layup and being blocked, he grabbed the rebound to complete the rebound, Waters missed the three-point shot, and Curry converted the three-point shot! That familiar Curry is back.
Then the United States men's basketball team defense on the court was useless, Embiid was not only blocked, but also mispassed, Alvanado grabbed a three-point shot, Barria scored a layup, Howard scored three points, Ford also hit a three-pointer, Puerto Rico played a wave of 9-0 offensive climax, directly stopped the United States men's basketball team, the difference came to 25-17, the first quarter of the game with 2 minutes and 12 seconds left. After the timeout, Edwards scored six points, and Bam Adebayo completed a dunk to finally score back-to-back points. However, Puerto Rico also felt good, Barria singled Davis hooked up, Clavier hit a three-pointer (the referee replayed to confirm the line), and Puerto Rico led United States 29-25 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, the United States men's basketball team began to increase its intensity, the defense was more serious, the two big inside giants Adebayo and Davis scored consecutive points, Durant also hit three points, the United States men's basketball team 6-0 instantly overtook the score, directly stopped Puerto Rico. After the timeout, Alvanado scored on a mid-range shot, Edwards made a three-pointer, Waters singled Davis for a foul free throw and scored two points, Waters broke through to the inside and scored a backhand layup, and Puerto Rico was still tight on the score.
Until James came on the court and gave Edwards an assist, Durant made a three-point shot, Edwards was fouled and scored on a free throw, Davis was beaten on a basket, and the free throws continued to score, and the United States team played a wave of offensive climax, and the point difference was instantly opened up. But the loss of points was also fast, Ford scored on a mid-range shot, Romero converted to complete a dunk, the difference returned to 3 points, but stopped the United States team.
After the timeout, the United States men's basketball team Tatum, Embiid, Booker and James scored consecutive points, and the difference came directly to nearly 20 points, and after Embiid singled the hook score, he began to provoke the fans on the spot, put his hand to his ear, and signaled them to be louder. At halftime, the United States men's basketball team led Puerto Rico 64-45, and the United States men's basketball team played a 39-16 offensive climax in the quarter.
In the second half of the game, Embiid began to show walking violations, Curry missed a three-point shot, Booker also hit a three-point iron, Tatum also missed a dunk, and finally relied on James to assist Booker to complete a layup. The United States men's basketball team did feel cold at the beginning of this quarter, but fortunately, Puerto Rico also felt poor, and the opportunity was not seized.
Then James made a steal and completed a dunk, and Embiid threw his first three-pointer of the game, and the difference came directly to more than 20 points. But Alwanado's three-point shot hit back, and Romero switched offense to Embiid's defense, and the margin returned to within 20 points.
The United States men's basketball team always has no shortage of scorers, as long as Puerto Rico is not careful, Davis can score under the basket, Durant can also be released, three points directly shot, Edwards borrowed the block to shoot three points, the point difference continued to be widened, the third quarter ended United States men's basketball 87-59 lead Puerto Rico.
In the final quarter of the game, Edwards made a steal and dunk on the windmill, igniting the whole court! In the next few offenses, teammates gave Edwards a performance that caused the audience to shout, wonderful dribbling and layups, and step-back three-pointers, which became the focus of the court.
Although the United States men's basketball team was able to score, due to the large point difference, the defensive intensity also decreased, and Puerto Rico could easily score, so the score difference remained within 30 points, and the game ended, and the United States men's basketball team defeated Puerto Rico 104-83. After the United States men's basketball team defeated Puerto Rico, they will advance to the knockout round as the first place!
United States player stats: Edwards 26 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Embiid shot 6-of-14 for 15 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Durant 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, James 10 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, Tatum 10 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Davis 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Booker 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Curry 8 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
Puerto Rico player stats: Alvanado 18 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, Romero 12 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Ford 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Howard 9 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Otters 8 points.
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