LILLE, France -- For three years, Team USA has been planning, recruiting and refining to reach this upcoming week in Paris. And they've aligned things in excellent position to claim their fifth consecutive gold medal.
The tam took their final steps before heading to the French capital on Saturday, finishing off Olympic pool play 3-0 with a 104-83 victory over Puerto Rico to clinch the top overall seed in the medal round. That will begin Tuesday, where the U.S. will face Brazil in the quarterfinals at Bercy Arena.
The traits the team has been developing for the last four weeks once again were on display in their final game in front of 27,000 fans at Stade Pierre Mauroy.