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TOKYO -- Hoping to avoid last-minute financial pressures, Japanese officials said Wednesday they are determined to keep total costs of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games below 2 trillion yen ($18 billion) after a three-day debriefing from organizers of the Rio de Janeiro Games.Rio was forced to make cuts up to the opening of this years games because the Brazilian economy went into severe recession after the Olympics were awarded in 2009.Tokyos estimated costs have ballooned in the face of construction costs that have soared since the city launched its bid for the Olympics in 2011 and secured the games in 2013.Were committed to reducing costs, Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said after the debriefing wrapped up. The city government, the national government and the organizing committee must all work together.A Tokyo government panel has said the cost of the Olympics could exceed $30 billion -- four times the initial estimate -- unless drastic cuts are made.Muto proposed putting a 2 trillion yen ($18 billion) cap on total Olympic costs but IOC vice president John Coates said the ceiling was too high.The figure of 2 trillion is a starting point, Muto said. From there we will move to reduce it further. Mr. Coates has said it should be lower and we agree with that.More than 500 officials took part in the debriefing sessions here that are aimed at drawing lessons from the Rio Games for Tokyo and other future organizers.Representatives of the International Olympic Committee, Tokyo organizers and Japans central and city governments have been meeting in Tokyo to discuss ways of reducing costs.Tokyo Olympic organizers agreed Tuesday to keep the rowing, canoe sprint and swimming venues at their planned sites in Tokyo, rather than moving them to exiting venues outside the capital. A decision on a possible switch of the volleyball venue was postponed until late December.Coates, who heads the IOCs coordination commission for the Tokyo Games, emphasized the need to resolve issues quickly.The sooner you get out there and arrive at entering into your various procurement contracts to commence construction then the cheaper its going to be, he said.Tokyo initially won the bid on a promise to stage a compact games but has moved several events to neighboring prefectures since beating out Istanbul and Madrid in the IOC voting.Basketball will be staged in Saitama, a one-hour train ride north of Tokyo, while cycling was transferred to Izu, over two hours away from the capital.In addition to the IOC executives and representatives from Rio and Tokyo, the debriefing was attended by organizers of the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, as well as delegations from the three bid cities for the 2024 Olympics -- Paris, Budapest and Los Angeles. 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I feel like I let my guys down and we have to be better.Westbrook is averaging 31.6 points and 10.4 assists, both second in the NBA entering Mondays contests. He also is collecting 9.7 boards per outing, which leads the Thunder. Guard Victor Oladipo is second on the team in scoring at 16.9 points.However, Oklahoma Citys defense has been suspect, allowing 103.8 points per game (tied for 14th with Milwaukee) while scoring 105.3. Rebounding, though, has been a strength with the Thunder averaging 46.6 boards (third). The Thunder was 26th in turnovers at 16.3 per game.The Lakers have experienced trouble handling the ball, too, committing 15.5 miscues (24th). Los Angeles also had trouble containing Jimmy Butler on Sunday as he scored a season-high 40 points in 118-110 win over the Lakers on Sunday. The Lakers have lost their last two games..ddddddddddddJimmy Butler had a pretty fantastic game. Hes a pretty fantastic player, Lakers coach Luke Walton said. But if hes going to do that, then we have to shut down the rest of the guys. We let him get his, and the role players all chipped in and did their part as well.You either have to take away the star or take away the role players. You cant let everyone have a night.Defensively, the Lakers are giving up an average of 109.6 points, which ranked them 27th in the league heading into Monday. Lakers opponents are shooting 47.5 percent from the floor, which puts them last in the NBA.Luke came in here and said thats two teams that have shot above 50 percent on our home court, said Lakers forward Larry Nance Jr., according to the Los Angeles Times after the Bulls hit 51.7 of their shots. That came on the heels of the San Antonio Spurs making 56.4 percent of their shots in a 116-107 win over the Lakers on Friday.Our interior defense is something that weve obviously got to get better, said Nance, who scored a career-high 18 points against the Bulls.The Lakers will attempt to return to their winning ways despite an upcoming tough stretch. After the Oklahoma City game, they visit the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday and play them again on Friday at home. They host the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday.The Thunder cap their journey at the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday and at the Denver Nuggets on Friday. ' ' '