Puerto Rico was one of those teams that embarrassed Team USA at the Athens Olympics. Tuesday night in Las Vegas, the US exact its revenge, burying the island's team, 117-78, with a suffocating defense that has become the equal of its exhilirating offense. Jason Kidd played only 14 minutes, didn't take a shot (again) and left the court with four assists, two rebounds and a steal plus helped hold Carlos Arroyo to 12 points. Lebron James had 21. Next up: Uruguay at 11 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN2.

• Boxscore - ESPN
• U.S. gets payback on Puerto Rico, sits one win from Beijing - AP
• With older players aboard, no captain for Team USA - Chris Sheridan - ESPN
• Team USA Far Too Good To Give Up 100 Points - John Hollinger - New York Sun
• Bryant scores bigger as a leader with U.S. - Mark Heisler - Los Angeles Times
• Nuggets' country styles differ - Woody Paige - Denver Post
• U.S. Rolls, Clinches Spot in Semifinals - Michael Lee - Washington Post
• James Is Just One of the Guys - Michael Lee - Washington Post
• USA Powers Past Puerto Rico 117-78 - USA Basketball
• Additional Quotes >> USA 117, Puerto Rico 78 - USA Basketball
• Jason Kidd Interview (Audio) - USA Basketball
• Photo Gallery: Team USA vs. Puerto Rico - Nathaniel S. Butler & Ned Dishman - USA Basketball
• Preview >> USA vs. Uruguay - USA Basketball
• United States still undefeated as they beat Puerto Rico - Tim Kuck - FIBA.com
• U.S. Team 117, Puerto Rico 78 (Video) - NBA.com
• Links: Team USA 117, Puerto Rico 78 - Lang Whitaker - SLAM
• FIBA Americas Top 10: Tuesday (Video) - NBA.com