US Crushes Brazil, Moves To Olympic Basketball Semifinals

USA’s #10 Jayson Tatum handles the ball in the men’s quarterfinal basketball match between Brazil and the USA during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris on August 6, 2024. | Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images

A fun and occasionally spectacular game for Team USA

Brazil opened the quarterfinal game against Team USA as an underdog and it didn't take long for that to play out: the US just rolled over Brazil, 122-87.

The US scored 33 in the first quarter and never let up.