LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and company have cruised through their first two matchups at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, and pool play wraps up Saturday with a matchup against Puerto Rico.
In Team USA’s last outing, Bam Adebayo led the team in scoring off the bench with 18 points, pacing six Americans in double figures in a 103-86 win over South Sudan, which secured a spot in the quarterfinals for the U.S men’s basketball team. Every Team USA player that played in the game scored. The only player who didn’t play was Joel Embiid.
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado is the most well known NBA name on the Puerto Rican squad, which enters the matchup 0-2 in pool play and was eliminated from the knockout stage. He averaged 7.1 points and 2.3 rebounds for New Orleans last season. Several other players have had brief stints in the league for Puerto Rico, including Tremont Waters, Aleem Ford and Gian Clavell.
How Olympic men’s basketball USA vs. Puerto Rico:
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Date: Saturday, August 3
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Time: 11:15 a.m. ET/ 8:15 a.m. PT
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Where: Pierre Mauroy Stadium | Lille, France
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TV channel: USA Network
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Streaming: Fubo, Peacock
Yahoo Sports has you covered for the U.S. men’s basketball team’s entire run at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Keep up with Saturday’s game with live updates and highlights below.
Live11 updates
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Final: USA 104, Puerto Rico 83
The United States finishes off group play in dominating fashion with a 104–83 win over Puerto Rico.
Anthony Edwards led Team USA with 26 points, followed by Joel Embiid’s 15. Jayson Tatum notched a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, while LeBron James finished with 10 points, six rebounds and eight assists.
Also scoring in double figures were Kevin Durant with 11 and Anthony Davis with 10.
The men’s basketball quarterfinals begin Tuesday. Team USA is likely to play at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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Joel Embiid egging the crowd on for cheers
In the game’s final seconds, Joel Embiid held the ball at the top of the 3-point arc with his hand to his ear, calling for cheers from the French fans that had booed him earlier in the Olympics tournament.
George Conditt IV attempted to steal the ball away from Embiid as he hammed it up, but couldn’t get the turnover. Embiid took and missed a long 3 to cap off the play.
Final: USA 104, Puerto Rico 83.
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The No. 1 option!
Anthony Edwards hits a three. He is on fire and has 26 points.
As Dwyane Wade put it, “givin’ ’em everything.”
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Anthony Edwards with the windmill
Anthony Edwards looked like the No. 1 option on this steal, breakaway and windmill dunk to put Team USA up 89–62 in the 4th quarter.
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Dwyane Wade, Noah Eagle and Kerith Burke are currently discussing which Olympic sport they’d like to compete in, playing off U.S. basketball players saying which other sport they would play. (Tyrese Haliburton said swimming, even though he doesn’t swim.) In case you were wondering where this game is at in terms of competitiveness right now…
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LeBron James with another breakaway dunk. He looks like Team USA’s best player on the floor today. 10 points, eight assists and five rebounds thus far.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scouting Team USA from NBC studio
Canada’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander watching USA-Puerto Rico with Mike Tirico for NBC:
SGA on Team USA:
“They play to their strengths. They’re obviously very talented, very deep. You almost have to make no mistakes and play a perfect game when you play against them… As far as Canada, we’ll be ready for whoever we see”pic.twitter.com/HdSPfiCSlt
— Oh No He Didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) August 3, 2024
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LeBron James taking control
After an early scare with Puerto Rico leading after the 1st quarter, Team USA has settled down and asserted itself.
LeBron James is controlling the action with both scoring and passing. He has six rebounds and four assists to go with his six points.
Anthony Edwards leads the U.S. in scoring thus far with 12 points off the bench.
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