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[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

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Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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In a certain basketball tournament's preliminary stage, each team plays $10$ games, and each game must have a winner. A team earns $2$ points for a win and $1$ point for a loss. A team needs to earn more than $15$ points to qualify for the next round.  
$(1)$ Given that Team A has earned $18$ points in the preliminary stage, find out how many games Team A won and lost.  
$(2)$ If Team B wants to qualify for the final round, how many games at least does Team B need to win in the preliminary stage?

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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