Puerto Rico vs Serbia Player Stats, Box Scores and Result for 2024 Paris Olympics Men's Basketball | July 31, 2024

Puerto Rico vs Serbia was the third of four games on the men's basketball slate Wednesday for the 2024 Olympics. Heading into this matchup, both teams were looking to bounce back after blowout losses to open the Summer Games.

Nikola Jokic and Serbia drew the short straw of having their opening game against the star-loaded Team USA squad. They kept things close for the first half, but ended up losing by a final score of 110-84.

As for Puerto Rico, their first matchup was against fan-favorite South Sudan. They too ended up suffering a double-digit defeat (90-79).

This game would end up being a one-sided affair, as Serbia took control early and never looked back. Jokic and company ended up winning in blowout fashion, with their margin of victory being 41 points. In the end, Serbia won by a final score of 107-66 to hand Puerto Rico their second straight loss.

Here is a snapshot of how things played out in this lobsided matchup.

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Puerto Rico vs Serbia player stats and box score for July 31st:

Puerto Rico player stats and box score

	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	FG	3FG	FT
Isaiah Pineiro	3	1	0	0	0	1-5	1-1	0-0
George Conditt IV	2	2	2	2	0	1-4	0-1	0-0
Jordan Howard	3	1	2	1	0	1-5	0-4	1-2
Davon Reed	3	1	3	1	0	1-4	1-2	0-0
Jose Alverado	2	2	1	0	0	1-6	0-4	0-0
Stephen Thompson Jr.	7	0	0	0	0	2-5	1-3	2-2
Aleem Ford	6	0	0	0	0	2-5	2-5	0-0
Gian Clavell	6	3	3	0	0	1-3	1-3	3-3
Ismael Romero	10	5	1	1	0	5-11	0-0	0-2
Christopher Ortiz	19	6	2	2	0	6-14	4-7	3-4
Arnaldo Toro	0	2	1	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0
Tremont Waters	5	0	3	2	0	2-7	1-3	0-0

Serbia player stats and box score

	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	FG	3FG	FT
Uros Plavsic	2	3	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0
Filip Petrusev	15	9	0	1	0	7-9	0-0	1-2
Nikola Jovic	10	3	2	0	0	4-7	1-3	1-2
Bogdan Bogdanovic	13	3	2	0	1	4-9	1-2	4-4
Vanja Marinkovic	2	2	0	0	0	1-3	0-2	0-0
Ognjen Dobric	3	2	1	0	0	1-4	1-2	0-0
Nikola Jokic	14	15	9	2	1	5-7	0-0	4-5
Vasilije Micic	13	2	7	0	0	6-10	1-4	0-0
Mark Guduric	6	2	2	2	0	2-4	0-2	2-2
Dejan Davidovac	4	1	1	0	0	1-2	0-1	2-2
Aleksa Avramovic	12	0	2	2	0	4-7	2-4	2-2
Nikola Milutinov	11	9	0	0	0	3-3	0-0	5-6

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Puerto Rico vs Serbia game recap

The only storyline from Puerto Rico vs Serbia was one team getting themselves back on track after a rough opening matchup. Serbia bounced back in a big way to improve to 1-1 in the Group Phase round.

There were multiple standouts for Serbia in this matchup, with Nikola Jokic being the most notable. The Denver Nuggets star fell just short of a triple-double, posting a stat line of 14 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists.

Aside from Jokic, fellow NBA player Filip Petrusev also had a notworthy outing. He led Serbia in scoring with 15 points on stellar 7-for-9 shooting from the field.

As for Puerto Rico, it was a game to forget for a handful of their players. That said, they did get a strong outing from Christopher Ortiz. He was the only player for Puerto Rico to break double-digits, scoring 19 points on 43% shooting from the field.

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alverado has been one of Puerto Rico's top players, but he struggled greatly against Serbia. He mustered just two points while shooting 1-for-6.

With this win, Serbia has increased their chances of advancing to the knockout round. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico has dug themselves a deep hole with an 0-2 start.