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With the United States going through its hardest take a look at of the Paris Olympics, Stephen Curry got here up with all the appropriate solutions.
Curry scored 36 factors to assist the Americans rally from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit and earn a shot on the gold medal with a 95-91 win over Serbia within the males’s basketball semifinals at Bercy Arena on Thursday night time in Paris.
The United States will face host nation France, which outlasted Germany within the different semifinal, for the gold medal on Saturday night time.
Curry sank 9 3-pointers, together with one which put the Americans forward 87-86 with 2:24 remaining within the fourth quarter. The United States, which had not led for the reason that first quarter, didn’t path after that.
LeBron James grabbed a defensive rebound on the opposite finish and scored on a driving layup to present the U.S. a three-point lead. Curry then stole a move at midcourt and drove to the basket for a layup to place his staff forward 91-86.
Curry performed 33 minutes and was 12 of 19 from the sphere and 9-for-14 from 3-point vary. He additionally had eight rebounds.
Joel Embiid had 19 factors for the U.S., and James posted a double-double with 16 factors and 12 rebounds.
Bogdan Bogdanovic led Serbia with 20 factors. Nikola Jokic, the present NBA MVP, had 17 factors and 5 rebounds.
