PARIS– They scored six points in two seconds. And just like that, against what seemed like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball Team was on its way.
For a return. For a victory. And for another Olympic gold medal game.
Stephen Curry scored 36 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:16 remaining, and the U.S. will play for gold at the Paris Olympics on Saturday night after defeating Serbia 95-91. The U.S. trailed by 17 points in the first half and faced an 11-point deficit at halftime – the largest successfully overcome by an American team since NBA players were added to the Olympic roster in 1992.
Serbia also led by 11 with 7:19 remaining. The rest of the way, all the U.S.
It will be the USA against hosts France for gold on Saturday night, while Serbia will face Germany on Saturday for bronze.
The entire game changed in the fourth after a wild sequence saw the U.S. score six points in two seconds. Kevin Durant made a 3-pointer while Anthony Davis was fouled. The U.S. got another possession, and from the field, Devin Booker made another 3-pointer.
Just like that, the 78-67 lead for Serbia fell to 78-73. The comeback began and Curry’s 3 put the US up for good. He added a pair of free throws with 8.2 seconds left to make it a two-possession game and the Americans escaped.
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