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U.S. 'can't get lulled to sleep' by past wins vs. Jokic, Serbia

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PARIS -- Was Serbia playing possum?

In the wake of Team USA's easy win over Brazil in the Olympic men's basketball quarterfinals, coach Steve Kerr was adamant that his team not rest on the 26-point win over the Serbians in the first game of pool play 10 days ago. Or the 26-point win over Serbia in Abu Dhabi on July 17.

Kerr wonders if Serbia and Nikola Jokic might have played a long game with the Americans and are ready to unveil some surprises when they meet for a third time in less than a month in Thursday's high-stakes semifinals (3 p.