The U.S. men's basketball team won gold for the fifth time at Paris Olympics, defeating host France 98-87 on Saturday.
PublishedPARIS — Stephen Curry was thinking about this two years ago, after winning his fourth NBA title. The only thing left for him to win was Olympic gold.The U.S. is atop the international men's basketball world once again, after Curry scored 24 points and led the way to a 98-87 win over France in the final at the Paris Games on Saturday night. It was the fifth consecutive gold medal for the U.S. — and the 17th in 20 all-time appearances for the Americans at the games.
Kevin Durant — the first four-time men’s gold medalist in Olympic basketball history — scored 15 for the Americans, as did Devin Booker. And LeBron James, wearing metallic gold shoes that needed no explanation, scored 14 for the U.S. as he won his fourth Olympic medal and third gold. “For sure, it’s a disappointment because we expected we could do it," France coach Vincent Collet said."But we have to recognize at the end that they are better. We are very close ... When they make fantastic shots, that’s the difference.”
It got as close as three. No closer, thanks to Curry. It was four 3-pointers in a span of 2:12, and they immediately went into Olympic lore.
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