On August 7, Beijing time, the Paris Olympic men's basketball quarterfinals continued, and the United States men's basketball team defeated the Brazil men's basketball team 122-87 and successfully advanced to the semifinals.

Technical Statistics:

United States:Booker had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Curry had 7 points, Embiid had 14 points and 7 rebounds, James had 12 points and 9 assists, Adu had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Edwards had 17 points and 5 rebounds, Bam Adebayo had 9 points and 7 rebounds, Davis had 13 points and 8 rebounds, Tatum had 5 points, White had 5 points and Haliburton had 2 points

Brazil:Caboclo had 30 points and 6 rebounds, Mendel had 7 points and 7 assists, Santos had 7 points, Paula had 15 points and 8 rebounds, Santos had 8 points and Dias had 8 points

At the beginning of the first quarter, United States made a mistake and Santos countered to score first for Brazil. The United States team came to their senses, Booker and Embiid scored back-to-back, and Curry and James were not far behind. With Booker's three-pointer from the outside, the United States extended the margin to double digits. Brazil made consecutive free throws, although at one point the difference was back to single digits. However, the overall strength gap with the United States team was obvious, and the point difference was soon widened again. Booker 3+1 from the outside, Durant, Davis, Edwards hit in turn, and United States led 33-21 in the first quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, White made a basket, and Edwards chased the moon with a shooting star on the outside. Brazil suddenly regained their senses, Dias slipped to the bottom line and blew up the basket with both hands, Paola and Huertas hit back-to-back outside shots, and a small surge narrowed the difference to single digits. Curry responded with a foul from the outside, and hit a solid shot from the free-throw line. Embiid stepped up and hit another three-pointer, James rose to strength, and the United States extended the margin to more than 20 points in the first wave of destruction. At the end of the quarter, James sent an empty catch, and Tatum Wyvern completed a dunk in the sky. At halftime, United States led Brazil 63-36.

Yibian fought again, the two sides launched a bombardment on the outside, and Brazil actually had a slight advantage. James turned around and hit a three-pointer after missing a back-to-back single. James missed a shot throughout the first half and missed his first shot in the third quarter. The United States then brought on Durant, Davis and Edwards. Davis made a basket and made free throws to help United States extend their lead. Brazil continued to play fluent coordination and try not to let the situation continue to deteriorate, and the two sides have maintained a score difference of more than 20 points. At the end of the third quarter, Brazil 71-94 United States, won back by 4 points in a single quarter.

At the beginning of the final quarter, Durant led the team to a wave of 7-0. Santos pulled a 3-point to stop the bleeding for Brazil, and Davis immediately responded with 2+1. After the margin was widened to 30 points, Brazil played hard despite the hopelessness of the comeback, after all, many people only have the opportunity to participate in the Olympics once in a lifetime. Durant made a steal and played Haliburton with a fancy pass on the move, and Adebayo followed up to complete a powerful basket. After taking a big lead, the United States team began an exhibition match and finally defeated Brazil 122-87 to advance to the final four.

Twin starters:

Team United States: Curry, Booker, Holiday , James, Embiid

Brazil: Hurtas, Mendel, Santos, Neto, Caboclo