"Dream Team" storms towards fifth consecutive Olympic Games gold

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"Dream Team" storms towards fifth consecutive Olympic Games gold
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The USA men's national basketball team is storming towards a fifth consecutive Olympic Games gold. The "Dream Team", as the team is commonly known, crushed Brazil 122-87 in the quarterfinal.

Now Serbia awaits in Thursday's semifinal. The teams also met in the group stage, where the USA won 110-84. The Serbs eliminated Australia with 95-90 in their quarterfinal.

On the other side of the playoff tree, France and Germany are competing for a spot in Saturday's Olympic Games final at the Bercy Arena in Paris.

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