VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France -- Halfway to its goal of gold, the U.S. has the No. 1 seed going into the medal round at the Paris Olympics.
And now the real games start.
Anthony Edwards scored 26 points, six players scored 10 or more points for the U.S. and the Americans wrapped up the top spot coming out of group play by rolling past Puerto Rico 104-83 on Saturday. A huge second-quarter run was the difference for the U.S., which is trying to medal for the 20th time in 20 Olympic appearances.
"I think we got done what we wanted to accomplish, winning all three games and securing the top seed," U.S. Coach Steve Kerr said. "We know we have to play better. Part of this tournament is it gets harder as you go.
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