The US defeated France 98-87 for gold at the Olympics in men’s basketball

The United States won its fifth consecutive Olympic title in the men’s basketball team on Saturday, defeating France 98-87 to extend its Olympic gold medal count to 17.

In a rematch of the Tokyo Olympics final three years ago, LeBron James and the American team full of NBA stars once again proved too strong for the sensational French NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama and his teammates.

France cut a 14-point deficit to 3 with 3 minutes and 4 seconds left, but Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry hit a three-pointer and Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant made two free throws. The United States continued to score relentlessly.

Curry made eight three-pointers and was the US’s top scorer with 24 points.

Durant and Devin Booker each added 15 and James scored 14 with six rebounds, 10 assists, a steal and a block.

For Durant, it was a record fourth Olympic gold. James earned his third and Curry, a four-time NBA champion, claimed his first in his first Olympic appearance.

AFP

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