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Last Updated On: May 03, 2025 12:00 PM , Published On: Aug 08, 2024 07:13 AM
With a 122-87 victory over Brazil, LeBron James and the American men's basketball team easily moved to the 2024 Summer Olympics semifinals. With 18 points, Devin Booker led Team USA; Joel Embiid, who started the game, scored 14, and Anthony Edwards, who came off the bench, scored 17, of his own.
In a rematch of the matchup that the Americans won in the group stage, Team USA will now take on Nikola Jokic and Serbia in the Olympic semifinals on Thursday. The other semifinal will involve Germany versus France. In the other three quarterfinals on Tuesday, Serbia defeated Australia 95-90 in overtime, Germany defeated Greece 76-63, and France upset Canada 82-73.
USA basketball coach
The basketball team representing the United States is the USA Basketball Men's National Team, sometimes called the Dream Team and the United States Men's National Basketball Team. With medals from all nineteen Olympic competitions it took part in, including sixteen golds, it is the most successful team in international competition.
LeBron James
American professional basketball player LeBron Raymone James Sr. plays for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers. Known by his nickname, "King James," he is known as one of the best players in basketball history and is sometimes compared to Michael Jordan in discussions about the greatest player of all time.
James has earned four Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, four Finals MVP Awards, three All-Star Game MVP Awards, and the inaugural NBA Cup MVP. He is also the fourth-highest career assist scorer in NBA history.
Brazil USA Final
Brazil and the United States will play in the Olympic women's football championship after contrasting wins over Germany and World Cup champion Spain on Tuesday in their last four matches, respectively. After beating Germany 1-0 in extra time in Lyon, the USA, which has won the gold medal in women's football four times in history, is still in the running to win the championship for the first time since 2012. Sophia Smith scored the only goal of the match.
Afterwards, Brazil advanced to their first final since 2008 after surprisingly beating the current world champions 4-2 in Marseille. After wins in 1996, 2004, 2008, and London twelve years ago, the USA, guided by new English coach Emma Hayes, will be the favourite to win Saturday's championship match at the Parc des Princes in Paris and set a record-breaking fifth title.
Brazil Vs USA
- Series Record: The USA has a 9-0 record against Brazil in the Olympics.
- Last Meeting: In the Olympic quarterfinals in Atlanta on July 30, 1996, the United States beat Brazil 98-75.
USA's Last Showing
On August 3, during the first quarter of their final group phase game, the United States trailed Puerto Rico 25–29. They quickly changed the course of events, though, beating Puerto Rico 62-30 in a powerful second and third quarter. The Americans' main player, Anthony Edwards, came off the bench and scored an amazing 26 points on a successful 11 of 15 field goal shooting.
USA’s Olympic Stats
- The score was 3-0
- The points per game was 105.7
- The rebound percentage was 41.7
- The assists per game was 27.7
- The steals per game was 10.7
Brazil's Last Showing
Brazil recovered from its initial Group B losses to France (78-66) and Germany (86-73), beating Japan 102-84 to guarantee a quarterfinal spot. In the opening quarter, the Brazilians jumped up to a double-digit advantage and never looked back. Brazil's amazing 17-of-28 and 61% shooting from beyond the 3-point line at the end of the game showed their strength in 3-point shooting.
Brazil’s Olympic Stats
- Results: 1-2
- Points per game: 80.3
- Rebounds per game: 38.7
- Assists per game: 19.7
- Steals per game: 8.3
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How can I watch USA Basketball on TV?
This summer, Peacock will broadcast live coverage of every Olympic sport and event, including every men's basketball group-stage match and final game. The majority of the events also appear on NBCOlympics.com.
Q. Where is Kerr James now?
He is back in Glasgow now, and as of the previous year, he was still playing live there and exploring songwriting. It's unknown at this point what kind of music Kerr is pursuing due to his lack of online presence.
Q. Who won Brazil vs. USA?
In doing so, the United States beat Brazil 122-87 to advance to Thursday's semifinals, where it will take on Serbia. For the gold medal, the champion will face the winner of France vs Germany.