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After back-to-back double-digit victories against Serbia and South Sudan, the United States thrashed Puerto Rico 104-83 to complete the group stage of the men’s basketball tournament at the Paris Games unbeaten on Saturday. Anthony Edwards was the star with 26 points, while Joel Embiid had 15 points and Kevin Durant added 11. The US were only troubled early on, trailing 29-25 after the first quarter, but quickly made amends with a 39-16 second quarter e route to victory. The US are the top seeded team and will now face Brazil in the quarter-finals on Tuesday as the tournament moves from Lille …

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