USA Basketball has earned the top seed in the knockout round of the
LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and the other NBA stars of Team USA will face off against Brazil in the quarterfinals after winning all three of their matchups in group play.
USA outscored their opponents in group play by a combined score of 64 points (most among all teams). Team Canada, which also advanced, is the only other team to go undefeated with a point margin of at least plus-20.
If Team USA beats Brazil, they will face off against the winner of the Serbia vs. Australia matchup in the semifinals before potentially facing off against the winner of the other side of the bracket in the Finals on August 10.
Team USA has won seven of the past eight Olympic gold medals in men’s basketball with their only non-gold coming during the 2004 Olympics.