On August 7, in today’s Olympic men’s basketball quarterfinals, the United States defeated Brazil 122-87.
In this game, James played for 16 minutes and 39 seconds as a starter, shooting 5 for 6 for 12 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals, and 4 turnovers.
According to official FIBA statistics, after this game, James’ career Olympic steals total reached 41, moving him up to second place historically, just behind Kirilenko’s 43.
James’ career Olympic assists total reached 119, moving him up to third place historically. The top two in this category are Jasikevicius with 160 assists and Marciulionis with 121 assists, respectively.