LILLE (France) - Is there anything LeBron James cannot do?
The 39-year-old superstar changed the game in the second quarter with his elite passing and United States coasted past Puerto Rico to finish group play undefeated.
LeBron James totaled 10 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists in USA's 104-83 victory over Puerto Rico.
With USA struggling to deal with the Puerto Ricans, the two-time Olympic gold medalist took over the proceedings in the second quarter as the underdogs had no answer for James' size, power, athleticism and passing skills.
With 5:37 minutes left in the first half and USA trailing 37-36, James dished out five assists in a 2:36-minute stretch. He contributed four points, dealt another assist and added a dunk for 6 points and 6 assists in USA's 28-8 close to the second quarter.
James' 8 assists saw him move into fourth place on the all-time charts with 110, moving past Argentina legend Manu Ginobili. Toni Kukoc of Yugoslavia and Croatia is James' next target with 112 assists.
Most assists all-time at the Olympics
*Active players The assist was introduced as a statistic for the Olympics in 1976.
LeBron James was not the only player who moved up Olympic all-time top 10 leadersboards as Kevin Durant saw his name move up multiple lists.
Durant collected 11 points with 3 three-points to go with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.
By scoring 11 points, Durant moved into eighth place in the all-time scoring list, moving past Sergei Belov of Soviet Union.
Most points scored all-time at the Olympics
*Active players
Durant's one block gave him 17 all time, tying for 10th place with Luis Scola of Argentina and Tunisia's Salah Mejri.
Most blocks all-time at the Olympics
*Active players
The block was introduced as a statistic for the Olympics in 2000
James and Durant together moved up more spots in the all-time games won list. James has helped USA to 24 wins - good for fifth place - and Durant is tied for sixth with 23 wins.
Most games won all-time at the Olympics
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Kevin Durant was already USA Basketball all-time leading scorer at the Olympics but in this game, he also passed Carmelo Anthony as USA all-time leading rebounder at the Games.
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