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USA vs. France: TV Time, Live Stream, Prediction for 2016 Olympic Basketball

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With group basketball play drawing to a close in Rio, Sunday's meeting against France's finest is Team USA's last chance before the quarterfinals to erase any lingering doubt about its near-misses versus Australia and Serbia being anything other than anomalies.

Friday's 94-91 nail-biting victory over the Serbians didn't do anything to reinforce the United States' intended dominance. It barely beat an inferior opponent.

Yet somehow, even at its most vulnerable, it seldom felt like Team USA would actually lose against either opponent. The Americans are nothing if not capable of beating any opponent in this tournament without ever approaching the peak implied by its roster makeup.