The United States continued their quest for a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal after securing their spot in the quarter-finals with a comfortable win over South Sudan. (Full Olympics Coverage | More Sports News)
Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo starred for the 16-time champions, registering a tꦰeam-high 18 points and seven rebounds 🐓in their 103-86 triumph at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium.
The USA led from the first quarter and never looked back, with 14 of Adebayo's points coming before h☂alf-time as their star-studded bench maintained their advantage.&🌟nbsp;
For South Sudan, Nuni Omot led the way with a game-high 24 points, but with a team b▨oasting 12 NBA All-Stars, four NBA MVPs and six NBA champions,🥀 it proved to be too much for the Bright Stars.
Kevin Durant (14), Anthony Edwards (13), LeBron James (12), Devin Booker (10) and Derrick White all finished in doubl⛎e figures to ensur꧟e there was no repeat of their close encounter with their opponents prior to the Games.
South Sudan led the United States by 16 points in their pre-tournament fixture, but narrowly avoided a huge upset in London as they emerged 101-100 victors♎.
The 🎃United States will face winless Puerto Rico in their final group game this Saturday🌌.
Meanwhile, in the other Group C fixture, Nikola Jokic made Olympic history as he helped Serbia ease to their biggest ever win atꦺ the Games🅘 following a 107-66 triumph over Puerto Rico.
Jokic finished with 14 points, 15 rebounds, and nine assists, becoming the first🥀 player in Olympic history to record at least 10 points, 15 rebounds, and five assists in a single game.
Filip Petrusev also played his part in the victory, with Serbia knowing they must beat South Sudan in 🃏their final group game to qualify for the knockout stages.
