There was little doubt about this one from the opening tip.
USA men's basketball took early control en route to a dominant 122-87 win over Brazil in the Olympic quarterfinals on Tuesday. The win sets up a matchup with Nikola Jokiu0107 and Serbia in the semifinals with a trip to the gold-medal game at stake.
Devin Booker paced team USA with 18 points as six USA players scored in double figures. Joel Embiid responded to the French boo-birds in the stands with 14 first-half points before a scoreless second half.
Kevin Durant became USA Basketball's all-time leading men's or women's Olympic scorer.