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The USA men’s basketball team on Saturday won its fifth straight Olympic gold medal, defeating a spirited French team 98-87.. Behind Stephen Curry’s 24 points, the Americans finally put away ...
The team came up short, winning the bronze medal. The American team lost to the gold medal winner Soviet Union in the semifinals, but then regrouped and went on to beat Australia 78–49 in the bronze medal game. Dan Majerle led the team in scoring, averaging 14.1 points per game. This was the last time the American Olympic Team consisted ...
Bronze medal game: Germany vs. Serbia at 5 a.m. (USA Network, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com) Gold medal game: France vs. United States at 3:30 p.m. (NBC, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com) Team USA men's ...
The United States consistently cashed in French turnovers and misses into fast-break points, and Curry scored a team-high 24 points in a 98-87 American win in the men’s basketball gold medal game.
The United States is the defending champion of both the men's and women's tournaments. As of the 2016 Summer Olympics, 90 medals (30 of each color) have been awarded to teams from 20 National Olympic Committees. Two gold medal-winning teams were inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Stephen Curry scored a game-high 24 points — including four 3-pointers down the stretch — to lift Team USA past France for a fifth straight gold medal in Olympic men's basketball.
Team USA opened against Brazil, who was 1–2 in Group B. [60] For the second straight Olympics, the Americans defeated the French in the gold–medal game, having won over France 87–82 in the 2020 Olympics. [77] The United States improved their record to 4–0 in gold medal games versus France. [31]
Paris — Tony Parker, Scottie Pippen, Carmelo Anthony and Pau Gasol among former NBA stars in attendance for the gold medal game between Team USA and France. The U.S. men had a 17-14 lead with ...