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World #1 Team USA (2-1) defeated world #12 Czech Republic (1-2), 119-84 in the preliminary round to finished 2nd in Group A behind France and advances to the quarterfinals of the Men's Basketball 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Saturday at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Five Team USA players finished in double figures with Jayson Tatum leading the way with 27 points (10/16 FG, 5/9 3PT), 2 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 assist. Kevin Durant finished with 23 points (8/11 FG, 4/7 3PT) with 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block while Zach Lavine added 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting with 5 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal.
🇺🇸 @usabasketball outscores Czech Republic 72-41 in the 2nd half to pick up the W and advance to the Quarterfinals!#USABMNT: 119
— NBA (@NBA) July 31, 2021
Czech Republic: 84
Kevin Durant: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST
Jayson Tatum: 27 PTS, 5 3PM
Zach LaVine: 13 PTS, 3 3PM#Tokyo2020 #Basketball pic.twitter.com/J2ywNIk6F5
The Scores:
USA 119 - Tatum 27, Durant 23, Lavine 13, Holiday 11, McGee 10, Green 8, Lillard 8, Middleton 8, Adebayo 6, Booker 5, Grant 0, Johnson 0.
CZECH REPUBLIC 84 - Schilb 17, Balvin 15, Vesely 13, Satoransky 12, Jelinek 7, Palyza 7, Auda 6, Sehnal 5, Bohacik 2, Peterka 0, Sirina 0, Vyoral 0.
Quarters: 18-25, 47-43, 82-60, 119-84. [FULL GAME STATS]
KD and Tatum lead Team USA on to the next stage of Olympic basketball 😤
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 31, 2021
🇺🇸 119-84 🇨🇿 pic.twitter.com/GvsViIXs1y
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