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Olympic Showdown: Team USA Dominates Brazil, Secures Spot in Semifinals with 35-Point Victory

- by qbruc

The United States never left any doubt in its quarterfinals win over Brazil.

It’s win or go home at the 2024 Paris Olympics from here on out, and Team USA played with that level of urgency in the first round of the Knockout Stage on Tuesday. It continued its undefeated summer with a decisive 35-point win over Brazil, 122-87.

The United States had too much offense for Brazil to handle. Six different players scored in double figures, led by Devin Booker’s 18 points and Anthony Edwards’ late flurry to reach 17 points. LeBron James was surgical in only three quarters, going for 12 points and nine assists before leaving the game with an eye injury.

James returned to the bench and his eye appeared to be fine, but Team USA did not need his services with a comfortable lead. It cruised to the finish line and will now have a semifinals meeting with Nikola Jokic and Serbia with a trip to the gold medal game on the line.

If you missed any of the action in the United States’ win over Brazil, The Sporting News had you covered with live updates and highlights throughout the game.

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USA vs. Brazil basketball final score

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
USA 33 33 31 28 122
Brazil 21 15 35 16 87

USA vs. Brazil live updates, highlights from 2024 Olympic men’s basketball

(All times Eastern)

Fourth quarter

5:11 p.m.: Team USA takes care of business, closing out Brazil with a decisive 35-point victory. It was led by a balanced scoring attack with Devin Booker (18 points), Anthony Edwards (17 points), Joel Embiid (14 points), Anthony Davis (13 points), LeBron James (12 points) and Kevin Durant (11 points) all in double figures.

The United States shot 58 percent from the field and 48 percent from 3 as Brazil’s defense had little resistance throughout the game. Bruno Caboclo finished with 30 points and six rebounds and Georginho De Paula added 15 points and eight rebounds but Brazil didn’t have nearly enough firepower to pull off the upset.

 

5:09 p.m.: The United States blew this game open. Team USA leads 117-85 with under two minutes remaining.

5:07 p.m.: LeBron James suffered an eye injury after being elbowed in the head at the end of the third quarter.

He went back to the locker room and missed the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter. He just returned to the bench with a swollen eye and the cut was sealed. The crowd gave James a round of applause upon his return.

End of third quarter: USA 94, Brazil 71

4:50 p.m.: The USA enters the fourth quarter with a comfortable 23-point lead. The Americans are 10 minutes away from a spot in the semifinals.

Devin Booker leads the United States with 18 points in 15 minutes.

4:46 p.m.: With a backdoor cut for a dunk, Kevin Durant passed Lisa Leslie as USA Basketball’s Olympic all-time leading scorer. A significant moment in the future Hall of Famer’s career.

 

4:43 p.m.: Anthony Davis with a monster putback dunk! The star center sores to corral Kevin Durant’s miss and stuffs it on Gui Santos’ head.

 

4:40 p.m.: Brazil continues to battle. Yago Santos and Leo Meindl both hit 3-pointers and Georginho De Paula finished a layup but it only put a small dent in Team USA’s lead. Devin Booker continues to knock down shots, up to 15 points after a 3-pointer of his own. The United States lead Brazil 74-51 with 5:41 to play in the quarter.

Halftime: USA 63, Brazil 36

4:20 p.m.: Team USA ends the half with a bang, courtesy of a beautiful lob from LeBron James to Jayson Tatum off an inbounds pass. Joel Embiid’s 14 points led the United States but James was the best player on the floor. He’s doing everything with 10 points, eight assists, three steals and two rebounds.

Bruno Caboclo and Marcelo Huertas are trying to keep Brazil in it with nine points apiece but its defense has no answer for Team USA, who is shooting 59 percent from the field and 50 percent from 3.

 

4:16 p.m.: Team USA is amidst an 11-0 run and Brazil looks completely outmatched. This lineup of LeBron James, Jrue Holiday, Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant and Joel Embiid is causing problems with its size and versatility. The United States lead Brazil 61-36 with under a minute to play in the half.

4:12 p.m.: LeBron James is shredding Brazil’s defense with his passing. He’s up to seven assists already and only has one turnover. He just threaded the needle to Jrue Holiday for an easy layup.

4:10 p.m.: Joel Embiid is having his best game in a Team USA uniform so far. The big man is up to 11 points and has found a groove from 3-point range, knocking down his first 3 attempts. Team USA leads Brazil 50-36 with three minutes remaining in the half.

4:03 p.m.: Brazil is showing some signs of life with a 10-0 run to cut USA’s lead to nine, 40-31. Lucas Dias had a dunk and Georginho De Paula buried a triple to force a United States timeout. Marcelo Huertas came out of the break with another triple and a pull-up midrange to extend the run.

End of first quarter: USA 33, Brazil 21

3:53 p.m.: Team USA is starting to lock in, taking a 12-point lead into the second quarter. Its unselfishness is shining through, dishing out 12 assists on 13 made field goals. Devin Booker set the tone with nine points and three assists.

 

3:47 p.m.: Team USA has gone to its second unit: Derrick White, Anthony Edwards, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis and Bam Adebayo. Jayson Tatum is the odd man out once again in the first two rotations.

3:42 p.m.: Devin Booker with a four-point play! He’s off to a tremendous start for Team USA with a team-high nine points, three rebounds and three assists. Joel Embiid has also chipped in eight points, and LeBron James is orchestrating the offense with five assists. Team USA leads Brazil 27-14 with three minutes to play in the quarter.

3:37 p.m.: Stephen Curry with a pair of quick and easy layups. That could be a great sign for Team USA and a dangerous one for Brazil. The superstar guard hasn’t had his breakout game of the Olympics yet but nothing gets a good scorer going like seeing the ball go through the hoop early.

3:32 p.m.: Gui Santos picked off a pass from Joel Embiid and went coast-to-coast to get this game underway.

Pregame

3:30 p.m.: Brazil will start Raul Neto, Marcelo Huertas, Leo Meindl, Gui Santos and Bruno Caboclo.

3:20 p.m.: Head coach Steve Kerr will revert to his most used starting five: Stephen Curry, Jrue Holiday, Devin Booker, LeBron James and Joel Embiid.

 

How to watch USA vs. Brazil at 2024 Paris Olympics

  • Date: Tuesday, August 6
  • Time: 3:30 p.m. p.m. EST
  • TV channel (USA): NBC
  • Livestream (USA): Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, Fubo
  • TV channel (Canada): CBC
  • Livestream (Canada): CBC Gem, Fubo
  • TV Channel (Australia): Nine Network
  • Livestream (Australia): 9Now, Stan Sport

Fans in the US can watch USA vs. Brazil on NBC on Tuesday, Aug. 6 at 3:30 p.m. ET. For those streaming the game, Peacock and NBCOlympics.com will broadcast the match. Fubo is also available and has a free trial.

Fans in Canada can watch the quarterfinal contest on CBC and can stream through CBC Gem and Fubo.

USA basketball Olympic schedule 2024

Team USA was a part of Group C, which included Serbia, South Sudan and Puerto Rico. The team went a perfect 3-0, finishing first in the group.

Date Game Time (ET) TV channel
July 28 USA 110, Serbia 84 — —
July 31 USA 103, South Sudan 86 — —
Aug. 3 USA 104, Puerto Rico 83 — —
Aug. 5 USA vs. Brazil (Quarterfinal) 3:30 p.m. NBC, CBC

Brazil basketball Olympic schedule 2024

Team Brazil was a part of Group B, which included France, Japan and Germany. The team went 1-2, losing to Germany and France before defeating Japan to clinch a quarterfinal spot.

Date Game Time (ET) TV channel
July 27 France 78, Brazil 66 — —
July 30 Germany 86, Brazil 73 — —
Aug. 2 Brazil 102, Japan 84 — —
Aug. 5 USA vs. Brazil (Quarterfinal) 3:30 p.m. NBC, CBC

Men’s Olympic basketball schedule 2024

Tuesday, Aug. 6

Round Matchup Time (ET)
Quarterfinal Germany vs. Greece 5 a.m.
Quarterfinal Serbia vs. Australia 8:30 a.m.
Quarterfinal France vs. Canada Noon
Quarterfinal Brazil vs. USA 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 8

Round Matchup Time (ET)
Semifinal TBD vs. TBD 11:30 a.m.
Semifinal TBD vs. TBD 3 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 10

Round Matchup Time (ET)
Bronze medal game TBD vs. TBD 5 a.m.
Gold medal game TBD vs. TBD 3:30 p.m.

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