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PARIS — Steph Curry's late-game heroics and a lightning-fast American transition attack denied France its storybook basketball ending Saturday night. The United States consistently cashed in French turnovers and misses into fastbreak points en route to a 98-87 win in the men’s basketball gold medal game. It was their fifth straight Olympic first-place finish. Curry, LeBon James, Kevin Durant and Devin Booker all scored in double figures to pace a balanced American attack.
France was as close as 82-79 before Curry hit four 3-pointers in the final three minutes to keep the hosts at arm's length. Curry gave the Bercy Arena fans his 'night, night' taunt after the final, dagger jumper. The devastating U.S. transition attack proved to be the difference as America held a 31-9 edge. Earlier in the day in the bronze medal game, Nicole Jokic’s triple double helped Serbia defeat Germany 93-83.
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