Bam Adebayo was drafted into the starting lineup and scored 18 points to lead the US men’s basketball team to the knockout rounds
The US clinched a trip to the quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics by beating South Sudan 103-86 on Wednesday night – a game that wasn’t ever really in doubt but was no romp either. Bam Adebayo scored 18 points and Kevin Durant scored 14 for the Americans, who took control with a 25-4 run in the first half.scored 12 for the US. Nuni Omot led South Sudan with 21 points, while Carlik Jones scored 18 and Bul Kuol added 16.
That said, Saturday’s game – the first between Puerto Rico and the US at the Olympics since an embarrassing 92-73 loss in Athens 20 years ago – isn’t meaningless for the US. A 3-0 record in group play would give the Americans their best chance at a top-two seed for the knockout round and, in theory, an easier matchup in the quarter-finals.
South Sudan finishes group play against Serbia on Saturday, a game that’ll have serious knockout-stage implications for both teams. The draw for the quarter-finals will be held Saturday night, and all four quarter-final games will be played on Tuesday in Paris. South Sudan coach Royal Ivey likened his life to a movie after his team won their Olympic opener over Puerto Rico, and understandably so. The– from the youngest country in the world, a group that overcame absurd odds just to get to the Paris Games – is a quintessential Olympic one, one that will be talked about for years whether the African nation wins another game in France or not.
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