Sweden and Canada became the first mens teams to qualify for the Olympic curling semifinals on Sunday, and Britain missed the chance to join them by losing to Norway. Yeezy 350 V2 Australia . Canada (6-2) stole a point at the last end to secure an 8-6 win over the U.S., which now cannot qualify. The Canadians didnt know they had qualified when they came off the ice after a tense win over the U.S. team, but they soon were celebrating. Even if the Canadians lose their last game — to China in the evening session — the worst they could finish is tied at 6-3 with Norway and Britain. They would qualify on a superior head-to-head record, the Canadian Curling Association confirmed. "We played all right, definitely not our best, but its still good to get the win knowing that we didnt put our best performance together," Canada skip Brad Jacobs said. The game came down to the final shot, delivered by U.S. skip John Shuster. His draw settled around the button next to a Canadian stone, which was closer by barely half an inch. "Sometimes you are on the right side and sometimes on the wrong side," Shuster said. "It just sucks that weve been on the wrong side at the Olympics." Playing in front of their king, Carl XVI Gustaf, the Swedes beat Russia 8-4 in nine ends to move into the outright lead at 7-1. They are the reigning world champions. Norway (4-3) staved off elimination with a 7-6 win over Britain (5-3), ensuring there will be plenty to play for going into the final day of round-robin action Monday. "It was one of the most important games of our career," said Haavard Vad Petersson, who was part of the Norway team that won an Olympic silver medal in 2010. "We had to win this one to stay alive. "We have won a medal before but we want to get gold." The Americans are 2-5. Norways final two games are against Switzerland and Denmark, both of which are out of contention. Britains last game is against China. 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Ellis, who shot 16-of-35 from the floor, sent the game to overtime with three free throws and essentially won it with a 3-pointer in the second overtime to help the Mavs win their fourth straight. We played good as a team, said Ellis. I was just taking what the defense was giving me all night. Some went in, some didnt but they went in when they needed to. Chandler Parsons deposited 24 points and Dirk Nowitzki netted 22 on 8-of-22 shooting in the win to go with 10 assists. Devin Harris added 20 points off the bench. J.J. Barea chipped in 13 points in just about 13 minutes and Tyson Chandler grabbed 14 rebounds. Head coach Rick Carlisle did a good job managing minutes despite 10 extra minutes of action. Only Nowitzki, Ellis and Parsons played more than 40 minutes on Tuesday. Dallas will play four of its next five at home following Weednesdays tilt with the Bucks. Discount Nmd. Milwaukee dropped its second in a row on Tuesday, a Central Division road setback to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, 111-108. The two-game slide came on the throws of a three-game winning streak. Brandon Knight posted 27 points, eight assists, six boards and three steals, while Jabari Parker supplied 22 points and eight rebounds for Milwaukee. O.J. Mayo and Giannis Antetokounmpo each had 14 in the loss. The Bucks built a 13-point lead in the third quarter, but couldnt sustain their play. They also had a hard time containing Clevelands Big Three, each of whom eclipsed the 25-point mark. Cleveland trailed 89-86 with 5:05 remaining before it went on an 11-2 run to seize control. Kevin Love started it with a 3-pointer, Kyrie Irving gave the Cavs the lead with an acrobatic drive and scoop layup for a three-point play, and Mike Miller capped the surge with a left wing triple for a 97-91 Cleveland advantage with three minutes left. Milwaukee did not make it a one-possession game again until the waning seconds. This is a good learning experience ... We gave ourselves a chance to win, said Bucks coach Jason Kidd, who won an NBA title with the Mavericks in 2011. The Mavs have won three in a row against the Bucks, including two straight in Milwaukee. ' ' '