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USA vs. Brazil live updates, score: Summer Olympics men’s basketball heads to the quarterfinals

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USA vs. Brazil live updates, score: Summer Olympics men’s basketball heads to the quarterfinals

Joel Embiid has heard the boos from French fans since he first took the court in Paris for Team USA. He’s responding Tuesday with a monster first half against Brazil.

Embiid has three 3-pointers and leads USA with 14 points through the first half. USA is in full control with a 63-36 halftime lead.

LeBron James has 10 points, and Devin Booker has nine. USA’s turning defense into offense with five blocks and five steals leading to transition buckets on the other end. Americans are shooting 59% (23 of 39) from the field.

USA’s well on its way to a semifinal matchup Nikola Jokić and Serbia. Germany and France advanced on the other side of the bracket earlier Tuesday.

  • Date: Tuesday, August 6

  • Time: 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT

  • Where: Accor Arena | Paris, France

  • TV channel: NBC, USA Network

  • Streaming: Fubo, Peacock

Yahoo Sports has you covered with all of the highlights and live coverage as Team USA takes on Brazil at the 2024 Paris Summer Games.

Live28 updates

  • Here’s Lebron to Tatum to cap a 15-0 first-half run for USA:

  • USA weathered the 10-0 Brazil run and closed the first half with a 15-0 run of its own. Jayson Tatum capped the run with an alley-oop dunk on an inbounds pass from LeBron James. USA is in full control with a 63-36 halftime lead.

    Joel Embiid leads the way with 15 points including three 3-pointers. LeBron James has 10, and Devin Booker has nine. USA’s turning defense into offense with five blocks and five steals leading to transition buckets on the other end. Americans are shooting 59% (23 of 39) from the field.

  • A three-point play for Embiid, and he’s up to 14 points late in the first half. USA’s back in control, leads 57-36.

  • More boos for Joel Embiid. He responds again with his third 3 and 11th point of the game. USA leads 48-34.

  • And we’re back. Stephen Curry hits 3 free throws after being fouled on a 3. 45-32, USA late in the second quarter.

  • There’s a clock malfunction. Unscheduled timeout with 4:03 remaining in the half.

  • Jayson Tatum ends the USA drought with a pair of free throws. USA leads, 42-31.

  • Brazil came out of the timeout with five more points to extend its run to 10-0. USA’s lead is whittled down to 40-31.

  • Broadcasters Noah Eagle and Dwyane Wade can’t stop talking about Snoop Dogg, who has courtside seats, of course. NBC’s full-court press of Snoop promotion is undefeated.

  • A relative drought for USA. Brazil’s scored five unanswered to cut its deficit to 40-26. USA coach Steve Kerr calls a timeout midway through the second quarter.

  • Defense is leading to offense for USA. Three blocks and three steals leading to transition buckets on the other end.

  • USA’s pouring it on to start the second quarter. Seven unanswered points for a 40-21 lead.

  • USA’s offense is humming. USA leads Brazil, 33-21 through one quarter. Devin Booker has nine points and Joel Embiid has eight. USA is 13 of 21 from the field.

  • A look at Devin Booker’s four-point play. He’s USA’s leading scorer with nine points in the first quarter.

  • USA subs are in including the greatest sixth man in basketball history, Kevin Durant. How long until he breaks USA’s all-time Olympic scoring record? He’s five points away from Lisa Leslie.

  • A four-point play for Devin Booker. He and Embiid are taking turns. USA leads, 27-14 seven minutes into the game.

  • The French boos for Joel Embiid are gearing up. He’s responding with buckets. Eight points in the first quarter including two 3s. USA leads 21-11.

  • Brazil’s struggling to contend on defense with USA’s All-NBA talent. USA’s 8 of 10 from the floor to start the game.

  • Devin Booker’s scoring from inside and out. A 3 just extended USA’s lead to 16-6.

  • Each of USA’s starters has scored. USA leads, 13-6 four minutes into the game.

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