The United States took care of business against Puerto Rico to earn the top seed in the knockout round at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Anthony Edwards was the star of the show, going off for 26 points on 15 shots. Jayson Tatum finished with a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds, while LeBron James put together an all-around game of 10 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
Puerto Rico got 18 points from NBA guard Jose Alvarado and a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double from Ismael Romero but didn't have enough firepower to keep up with Team USA's offense.
You can find the complete box score from this contest below.
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USA vs. Puerto Rico basketball box score
| Group C | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | F |
| Puerto Rico | 29 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 83 |
| United States | 25 | 39 | 23 | 17 | 104 |
USA stats
| PLAYER | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA |
| Stephen Curry | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 17 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11-15 | 3-6 | 1-4 |
| LeBron James | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Kevin Durant | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Derrick White | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Joel Embiid | 23 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Jrue Holiday* | DNP | ||||||||
| Bam Adebayo | 18 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Anthony Davis | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Devin Booker | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
*Jrue Holiday did not play due to an ankle injury.
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Puerto Rico stats
| PLAYER | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA |
| George Conditt IV | 28 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Howard | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-14 | 3-10 | 0-0 |
| Davon Reed | 15 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jose Alvarado | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 1-2 |
| Stephen Thompson Jr. | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Aleem Ford | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Gian Clavell | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Ismael Romero | 21 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Christopher Ortiz | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Arnaldo Toro | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tremont Waters | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
