The most talented men’s basketball tournament in the history of the Olympics has reached the knockout rounds. The tournament began with 12 teams, and is now down to eight teams after group play finalized the bracket. South Sudan, Japan, Puerto Rico, and Spain are going home, and the rest of the field moves on a single-elimination tournament until a champion is crowned.
The United States enters the knockout round as the No. 1 seed after finishing 3-0 with a +64 margin of victory in group play. Group B winner Germany, the defending FIBA World Cup champion, finished 3-0 at +47 margin. Canada was the lone other undefeated team with
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