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The U.S. men's basketball team will be hoping to score as much as possible in Saturday's group stage game against Puerto Rico at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
That's because point differential is a tiebreaker in the group standings, and head coach Steve Kerr says Team USA wants the No. 1 overall seed in the eight-team knockout bracket.
"Yeah, we talked with (the players) about it this morning, showed them the standings, showed them the point differential. We want the No. 1 seed," Kerr said Friday, per The Athletic's Joe Vardon.
Kerr said earning the top seed after the group phase would give Team USA "the best matchup in the quarterfinals.