Highlights and Best Moments: USA 119-84 Czech Republic in Tokyo 2020

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The United States punched its ticket to the quarterfinals by crushing the Czech Republic, which depends on other results to advance to the next round.

United States 119-84 Czech Republic.

Lavine with the space and capitalizes on it for three more points.

McGee with the foul and a count to add three more to the board.

McGee alone in the paint makes the basket and adds two more to a big difference in the field.

Tatum with one more triple and the United States reaches the 100-point barrier.

Tatum opens from the corner and makes it a three-pointer.

Balvin rises and scores two more points.

Tatum opens the period with a double plus.

United States 82-60 Czech Republic

The quarter ended with a three-pointer by Durant.

Tatum hides the ball and rises to place it in the net.

Kevin Durant sinks both shots from the foul line.

Green with the bomb and makes the triple.

David with the distance and accuracy to make the triple.

Holiday inside the paint adds two more points.

Lillard with the long-range shot and makes the triple.

Jan with the float to add two more.

Kevin Durant makes only one of two free throws.

The second half begins between the United States and the Czech Republic.

United States 47-43 Czech Republic.

Kevin Durant opens up space and finds the double.

Jan, despite the defensive coverage, finds the space to make two more.

Jrue Holiday sends a counter-attacking play into the net.

Kevin Durant with the three-pointer to turn the game around and become the United States' all-time scoring leader.

Balvin scores both penalty kicks.

Patrick, despite the mark, turns around and adds two more.

Jason Tatum from the free throw line adds two more points.

United States 18-23 Czech Republic.

Patrick under the paint makes two more.

Lillard takes advantage of the space to get the three-pointer and bring the United States closer.

Lavine answers the Czechs with a triple.

Schilb with a triple to increase the difference for the Europeans.

Kevin Durant shoots from long distance and makes the triple.

Adebayo with a double to open the scoring.

Schilb opens the scoring with a double.

The match between the United States and the Czech Republic kicks off.

The national anthems of the United States and the Czech Republic are currently being played.

We are minutes away from the start of the match between the United States and the Czech Republic in the culmination of the group stage of Sector A.

The United States is favored to win this game by 24 points over the Czech Republic, will this prediction come true?

Both the U.S. and Czech Republic teams are already on the field for warm-up exercises.

With 331 points, Kevin Durant is five points shy of tying Carmelo Antony's all-time Olympic record for the United States, which is why history could be made today.

The United States lost only six turnovers against Iran to tie the American record for fewest turnovers in an Olympic Games game.

Jayson Tatum could not hide his excitement about wearing the number 10 and indicated that it is a great responsibility.

To wear the 🇺🇸 No. 10 is an honor & it's not one @jaytatum0 takes lightly or for granted 🙌 pic.twitter.com/REG1PyQ8W1

— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) July 31, 2021

Beyond the result, the collective performance has left many doubts and has received a lot of criticism, so the USA as a whole are obliged to win and convince.

The French national team beat Iran in the last match of this group stage and advanced as first place in the group, while Iran left the tournament without a win.

The USA team is looking for the win that will guarantee it advances to the quarterfinals when it takes on the Czech Republic, which is in the same situation. We begin with the game.

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This is the start time of the game USA vs Czech Republic of 31th July in several countries:

Argentina: 9:00 AM.

Bolivia: 8:00 AM in Marca Claro.

Brazil: 9:00 AM in Marca Claro.

Chile: 8:00 AM in Marca Claro.

Colombia: 7:00 AM in Marca Claro.

Ecuador: 7:00 AM in Marca Claro.

USA (ET): 8:00 AM in NBC.

Spain: 2:00 PM.

Mexico: 7:00 AM in Marca Claro.

Paraguay: 9:00 AM in Marca Claro.

Peru: 7:00 AM in Marca Claro.

Uruguay: 9:00 AM in Marca Claro.

Czech attacking hopes are pinned on Ondrej Balvin, who was the leading scorer against France, contributing 18 points during his 27 minutes on the court.

Everyone in the U.S. squad is a great player, although the talent and experience in this type of conditions make Kevin Durant the player to watch for what he can do on the court, mainly shooting in the paint.

1 AUDA Patrik Pivot, 4 VYORAL Tomas Point Guard, 8 SATORANSKY Tomas (C) Point Guard, 11 SCHILB Blake Small Forward, 12 BALVIN Ondrej Pivot, 13 SIRINA Jakub Point Guard, 15 PETERKA Martin Pivot, 17 BOHACIK Jaromir Small Forward, 19 SEHNAL Ondrej Point Guard, 23 PALYZA Lukas Small Forward, 24 VESELY Jan Pivot, 25 JELINEK David Shooting Guard.

Edrice Adebayo, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Houston Grant, Draymond Green, Jrue Holiday, Keldson Wilder, Zachary Thomas, Damian Lillard, Javale McGee, Khris Middleton and Jayson Tatum.

France leads the sector and already qualified with two wins, while the United States and the Czech Republic with one win will play for everything to qualify to the next round.

The Czechs lost the key game against France by a score of 97-77, leaving their qualification in suspense and now they need to give a good game against the Dream Team. It is important to remember that two of the best third place teams qualify, so they are not out of the running.

The 120-66 victory over Iran, where all players were active and scored points, was key to gain confidence after the tough setback against France. Despite the fact that they are playing for everything with a win, they start as favorites to come out on top in the last game of the group stage.

The Saitama Super Arena was built in 2000 and has not only served to host sporting events, but has also hosted concerts and, in fact, houses a John Lennon museum. This venue will host all men's and women's basketball games.

The USA vs Czech Republic match will be played at the Saitama Super Arena, in Tokyo, Japan. The kick-off is scheduled at 8:00 am ET.

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