Day 13 of the Tokyo Olympic Games saw Team USA's men's basketball team beat Australia 97-78 on Thursday to advance to the gold medal game.
The big picture: Kevin Durant led the charge with 23 points to help the U.S. secure a final spot against either France or Slovenia on Saturday local time. Elsewhere, the U.S. added to its gold medals count, with shot putter Ryan Crouser and teenage canoeist Nevin Harrison both winning their events.
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Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman react in their women's beach volleyball semifinal match with Switzerland at Shiokaze Park in Tokyo, which they went on to win on Aug. 5. They're now guaranteed to earn at least an Olympic silver medal. Photo: Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FFj9r22axeBz9BRfuvMn_mqf94zs%3D%2F2021%2F08%2F05%2F1628145242171.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=921&h=6b996fe5657f555ff475ccc220d405238628b6f2bfdc39a5543ae7c581faff56&size=980x&c=2895724803 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FFj9r22axeBz9BRfuvMn_mqf94zs%253D%252F2021%252F08%252F05%252F1628145242171.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D921%26h%3D6b996fe5657f555ff475ccc220d405238628b6f2bfdc39a5543ae7c581faff56%26size%3D980x%26c%3D2895724803%22%7D" expand=1] Australia's Keegan Palmer competes in the last skateboarding final — the men's park, which he won, at Ariake Sports Park Skateboarding in Tokyo on August .5. Brazil's Pedro Barros won silver and American Cory Juneau took bronze. Photo: Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FeD-JwZH1kGTekp2NtS1ilo3_P0w%3D%2F2021%2F08%2F05%2F1628145438524.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=473&h=c351ca31d44b2b6f7cdd3fb7cb15937476372bef183ec6866a8740aafb718088&size=980x&c=3659458321 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FeD-JwZH1kGTekp2NtS1ilo3_P0w%253D%252F2021%252F08%252F05%252F1628145438524.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D473%26h%3Dc351ca31d44b2b6f7cdd3fb7cb15937476372bef183ec6866a8740aafb718088%26size%3D980x%26c%3D3659458321%22%7D" expand=1] China's Quan Hongchan competes in the women's 10m platform diving final event at the Tokyo Aquatics Center on Aug. 5. Photo: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FdGJH4-0enq2yC7rHjWL0c-tg8YI%3D%2F2021%2F08%2F05%2F1628145612041.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=435&h=ea58a9a11ef838b83541dc2298213297a03ef561b4cf406ec6dd6b26132e3fce&size=980x&c=2004420551 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FdGJH4-0enq2yC7rHjWL0c-tg8YI%253D%252F2021%252F08%252F05%252F1628145612041.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D435%26h%3Dea58a9a11ef838b83541dc2298213297a03ef561b4cf406ec6dd6b26132e3fce%26size%3D980x%26c%3D2004420551%22%7D" expand=1] Team USA's Ryan Crouser competes in the men's shot put final at the Olympic Stadium, where he broke his own Olympics record to snatch gold on Aug. 5. Photo: Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FBOvU9i9fSqDdyzf5KWqOL2XBh_Q%3D%2F2021%2F08%2F05%2F1628145952795.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=921&h=bdd20719f66547f12accc82f0f54bb53e7809221c2163bd33e3258c3b22086e3&size=980x&c=4129377659 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FBOvU9i9fSqDdyzf5KWqOL2XBh_Q%253D%252F2021%252F08%252F05%252F1628145952795.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D921%26h%3Dbdd20719f66547f12accc82f0f54bb53e7809221c2163bd33e3258c3b22086e3%26size%3D980x%26c%3D4129377659%22%7D" expand=1] Nigeria's Tobi Amusan competes in the women's 4x100m relay heats during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 5. Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FPKcNCNzTJtSBEf3YZzR9Zv_cpoM%3D%2F2021%2F08%2F05%2F1628144973450.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=953&h=1e978ad9f61b337e580d4252ccb463f4dcb31ff5de1029e5c4a289d548e497a9&size=980x&c=2541762671 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FPKcNCNzTJtSBEf3YZzR9Zv_cpoM%253D%252F2021%252F08%252F05%252F1628144973450.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D953%26h%3D1e978ad9f61b337e580d4252ccb463f4dcb31ff5de1029e5c4a289d548e497a9%26size%3D980x%26c%3D2541762671%22%7D" expand=1] Jordan's Abdel Rahman Almasatfa (R) competes against Venezuela's Andres Eduardo Madera Delgado in the men's kumite -67kg elimination round of the karate competition duringat the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Aug. 5. Photo: Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FJlABv2GA_mPkwyAXgZAqKlago0c%3D%2F2021%2F08%2F05%2F1628146409861.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=390&h=a983c90278bb6cc7f25bae2e8e94919bfe8b1d6aae28ba88b4e201e50ed94242&size=980x&c=3487561976 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FJlABv2GA_mPkwyAXgZAqKlago0c%253D%252F2021%252F08%252F05%252F1628146409861.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D390%26h%3Da983c90278bb6cc7f25bae2e8e94919bfe8b1d6aae28ba88b4e201e50ed94242%26size%3D980x%26c%3D3487561976%22%7D" expand=1] American Nevin Harrison competes to win the first Olympic women's canoe single 200m final at Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo on Aug. 5. Photo: Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images