Kevin Durant had 23 points to lead the U.S. to its fourth-consecutive Olympic final in men's basketball.
Luka Doncic and Slovenia will face Rudy Gobert's France in the other semifinal -- scheduled for Thursday at 7 a.m. ET -- for a chance to face the States in the gold-medal game. Australia will face the loser of that matchup for bronze.
The last time the U.S. failed to qualify for the Olympic final in men's basketball was at Athens 2004, when it lost to Argentina in the semis. The Argentines went on to win gold, while Team USA defeated Lithuania to win bronze. The Americans have earned a medal in every Olympic Games since 1980, when the nation withdrew from the tournament amid a boycott of the Moscow Olympics.
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