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Olympic men's basketball quarterfinals matchup: top seeds United States vs. Brazil hosts France vs. Canada

On August 4, Beijing time, the draw results of the Olympic men's basketball quarterfinals were released, the top seeds United States vs Brazil, Germany vs Greece, Serbia vs Australia, and host France will face Canada.

United States vs Brazil

The United States men's basketball team has a 3-0 record in the Group C group stage, with a net score of +64. Brazil have a 1-2 record in the Group B group stage with a net difference of -7. Holiday missed the game against Puerto Rico with an ankle injury, but coach Kerr said Holiday could return to face Brazil in the quarterfinals, and Capocolo, nicknamed "Brazil Durant," will challenge the real Durant. In the three group games, Durant of the United States men's basketball team averaged 16 points per game, and James averaged 14.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game.

The United States men's basketball team and the Brazil men's basketball team have faced each other nine times in Olympic history, with the United States men's basketball team winning 9-0. The last time the two teams met at the Olympics was in 1996, when the United States men's basketball team defeated Brazil 98-75.

Germany vs Greece

The Germany men's basketball team has a 3-0 record in the group stage of Group B, with a net score of +47. Greece have a 1-2 record in the Group A group stage with a net difference of -8. Players such as Schrรถder and Wagner Jr. of the Germany men's basketball team will meet the challenge of Greece star Alphabet. As the winner of the last World Cup, the Germany men's basketball team is still in excellent form.

The Germany men's basketball team and the Greece men's basketball team have only met once in the history of the Olympic Games, and the Greece men's basketball team has won. That meeting took place at the 2008 Olympics, where Greece defeated Germany 87-64. Now Greece men's basketball coach Spanoulis scored a team-high 23 points and five assists in that game.

Serbia vs Australia

Serbia have a 2-1 record and a goal difference of +26 in the Group C group stage, while Australia have a 1-2 record and a goal difference of -4 in the Group A group stage. Serbia's MVP Jokic will be challenged by a number of Australia NBA players, averaging 18.7 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists in three games in the group stage. Australia's Giddey averaged 15 points, 8.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game.

The Serbia men's basketball team and the Australia men's basketball team have met four times in Olympic history, with Serbia winning 3-1. The two teams met twice at the 2016 Olympics, beating Serbia 95-80 Australia in the group stage, but Serbia Australia 87-61 in the semifinals.

Canada vs France

Canada men's basketball has a 3-0 record and a net score of +20 in the Group A group stage, while France has a 2-1 record and a net score of +2 in the Group B group stage. It was a very interesting game, with Canada's Barrett and Alexander in good form, while France boasted a twin-tower line-up of Wemban and Gobert.

The Canada men's basketball team and the France men's basketball team have met three times in Olympic history, with France winning 2-1. The last time the two teams met at the Olympics was in 2000, when France beat Canada 68-63.

Lottery rules

The top two teams in the three groups of the Olympic men's basketball team qualified directly, and the two "third places" in the other three groups with better records. The eight teams that advance will be ranked and drawn according to their cumulative results in the group stage.

D gear: United States, Germany

E: Canada, Serbia

F: France, Australia

G: Greece, Brazil

Tier D teams will draw lots to determine the quarter-final match-up between Tier G teams, Tier E teams will draw lots to determine quarter-final match-ups, teams in the same group stage cannot meet in the quarter-finals, and quarter-final winners in Tier D cannot meet in the semi-finals.

According to the above brackets and rules, the draw for the quarterfinals follows Serbia's defeat over South Sudan and ultimately results in the quarter-final matchups. The four winners of the quarter-finals advance to the semi-finals, while fifth to eighth places are ranked by the official FIBA basketball rules.



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