Playoff pairings in men's basketball

The United States will face Australia in the quarterfinals of the Olympic basketball tournament after soundly defeating Germany 106-59 in the final game of pool play.
Kobe Bryant, who scored 13 points against Germany in a meaningless game for the United States as far as seeding goes, said there wasn't much to work on in preparation for the game against Australia.
"You know Australia plays a completely different style of game than we faced tonight," Bryant said. "They run a continuity offense, they're very proficient at it. They run hard cuts, set hard picks, they're very smart. That will be a different ball game. I expect them to play hard, to play tough, they're not intimidated. They won't back down. They'll come ready to play.
Australia (2-3) was the No. 4 team Group A. Spain plays Croatia, Lithuania plays China and Argentina plays Greece in the other quarterfinal games.
The United States (5-0) had impressive wins over Spain and Greece in pool play. Spain won the world championships earlier this year and Greece knocked the United States out of the world championships two years ago.
"We just play the game the way we know how," Bryant said. "That's what we do. We're not out there to embarrass or intimidate anybody. We just go out there and do what we do best. No matter what the score is, you still have to play hard, so that's what we have to do."
American swimmer Michael Phelps visited the United States team after the game.
"We were just talking, shooting the bull," Bryant said. "Nothing of substance. We had a good time."
Bryant said he was going to watch the soccer match between Brazil and Argentina before the United States plays Australia.
"Yes, of course," Bryant said. "I'll be there tomorrow night. I get to see Messi and Ronaldinho go at it tomorrow at 9 o'clock. I will be there."
The gold medal and bronze medal games will be Sunday in China. The gold medal game starts at 2:30 p.m. in Beijing, which is 11:30 p.m. Saturday night in Los Angeles. The bronze medal game starts at noon Beijing time, 9 p.m. Saturday in L.A.
"This is what we came here for. Now it's go time," Bryant said. "All we're trying to do is get better every day and the last few games we've been getting better. Hopefully
we can do that Wednesday."