Team USA just barely escaped with a narrow win against Turkey earlier this week, but bounced back to secure a 98-45 win over Japan to give the Americans their third straight victory.

The U.S. had complete control of the game from start to finish to end with a 53-point win, something they needed after a dramatic finish against Turkey. While Kemba Walker played consistently well, scoring 15 points with eight assists, Jaylen Brown emerged as a breakout star for Team USA adding 20 points with seven rebounds.

The Americans will face an even bigger challenge as it gears up to face Greece and reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo on Saturday.

Here are three takeaways from USA's thrashing win against Japan:

A dominant win is exactly what Team USA needed

Team USA survived a major 93-92 scare against Turkey in overtime just two days before facing Japan, but that seemed to be far from the players' minds. The Americans started fast, and really didn't look back. They scored the first 13 points of the game and held Japan scoreless until the middle of the first quarter.

The U.S.'s defense limited Japan to just 27 percent shooting from the floor.

Not only does the dominant win help the U.S. advance through the tournament, it gives the team some much needed confidence heading into the second round of the tournament when it faces even tougher competition.

The Americans finally found chemistry — and depth

It took a few games for the U.S. to find its rhythm, but it's safe to say the Americans have found some much needed chemistry and depth. The U.S. found itself in unprecedented territory when several of the country's top basketball players declined their invitation to play for Team USA in the World Cup, which means the team had a short amount of time mesh.

The players have insisted that they have done everything they can to bond both on-and-off the court, and it seems to be paying off considering the Americans pulled off such a dominant win Thursday without two of their best players. 

Celtics players Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart both were sidelined for Thursday's matchup due to injuries, but Team USA responded by sharing the ball. All 10 players ended up scoring for Team USA with Brown leading the way followed by Walker and Harrison Barnes, who had 14 points with eight rebounds. Five U.S. players hit double figures and eight of the 10 players who played scored at least seven points. 

Japan's Rui Hachimura had an up-and-down showing

Rui Hachimura, selected No. 9 overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Wizards, didn't exactly live up to expectations for Japan as he struggled against the Americans, scoring four points on 2 of 8 shooting.  

Even though he didn't add many points, Hachimura did have a few highlight moments where he stole the show, including one dunk over Myles Turner in the third quarter. 

Hachimura is considered to be the new face of Japanese basketball, but he still has a long way to go to be a top competitor on the international stage.

Team USA will face Group F winners Brazil and Greece in the second round. Japan will play in the classification games.