Steph Curry's buried critical threes to hold off France on Saturday in the gold medal game.
Published: 3:24 PM PDT, August 10, 2024Team USA men's basketball has captured its fifth consecutive gold medal. Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant led the Americans to a 98-87 victory against host country France to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday. It was a tense gold medal game in front of a raucous pro-France crowd at Bercy Arena in Paris, but Team USA never trailed in the second half and Curry put the game away with a mesmerizing 3-point flurry.
France cut the Team USA lead to three points in the closing minutes, but then Curry answered. The best shooter in basketball history hit a startling four 3-pointers in a two-minute span that gave the Americans the breathing room they needed in the closing moments. Curry finished with 24 points on 8-for-12 3-point shooting against France after scoring 36 and hitting nine 3s against Serbia."This was a test.
Team USA hit 18 3-pointers in the gold medal game, shooting 50% from beyond the arc. That level of 3-point shooting helped the Americans overcome 17 turnovers. Durant had 15 points against France as he won his fourth gold medal and James added 14 points, 10 assists and six rebounds. in the second quarter. France hung around all game, but the team hit just 30% of its 3-pointers.
Serbia won the bronze medal over Germany earlier on Saturday. Here's a look at all the men's basketball medal winners of the 21st century.
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