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US men's basketball team rallies to beat Serbia in Paris Olympics, will face France for gold medal

US men's basketball team rallies to beat Serbia in Paris Olympics, will face France for gold medal
All 12 members of the US men's basketball team are NBA. All stars. The Americans are the favorites once again to win gold, but the rest of the world has caught up for proof of that. Just look at the rosters. 73 current NBA players are in the Olympics or helping their countries try to qualify for the games in Paris. I've always felt pride putting that Lithuanian jersey on, um and being able to, you know, play for my country, small country as, as it is, you know, being participating in, you know, World European Championships Olympics. That's *** pride for me, you know, that's what I do, that's what I enjoy. It used to be USA and then everyone down here, I think everyone's starting to creep up just the talent level, you know, you see in the NBA now nowadays with all the European guys and stuff like that, everyone's on the same level. Now on top of team USA other countries favored to end up on the medal stand include Canada, Serbia, France, Germany and Australia on the road to the Paris Olympics. I'm Fletcher mackel.
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US men's basketball team rallies to beat Serbia in Paris Olympics, will face France for gold medal
They scored six points in two seconds. And just like that, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team was on its way.To a comeback. To a win. And to another Olympic gold medal game.Stephen Curry scored 36 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:16 left, and the U.S. will play for gold in the Paris Olympics on Saturday night after beating Serbia 95-91. The U.S. trailed by 17 points in the first half, plus faced an 11-point halftime deficit — the biggest one successfully overcome by an American team since NBA players were added to the Olympic mix in 1992.Serbia led by 11 with 7:19 left as well. The rest of the way, all U.S.It’ll be the U.S. against host France for gold on Saturday night, while Serbia will face Germany earlier on Saturday for bronze.The whole 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 getting fouled. The U.S. got another possession, and off the inbounds, Devin Booker made another 3-pointer.Just like that, a 78-67 lead for Serbia was down to 78-73. The comeback was on, and Curry's 3 put the U.S. 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.

They scored six points in two seconds. And just like that, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team was on its way.

To a comeback. To a win. And to another Olympic gold medal game.

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Stephen Curry scored 36 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:16 left, and the U.S. will play for gold in the Paris Olympics on Saturday night after beating Serbia 95-91. The U.S. trailed by 17 points in the first half, plus faced an 11-point halftime deficit — the biggest one successfully overcome by an American team since NBA players were added to the Olympic mix in 1992.

Serbia led by 11 with 7:19 left as well. The rest of the way, all U.S.

It’ll be the U.S. against host France for gold on Saturday night, while Serbia will face Germany earlier on Saturday for bronze.

The whole 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 getting fouled. The U.S. got another possession, and off the inbounds, Devin Booker made another 3-pointer.

Just like that, a 78-67 lead for Serbia was down to 78-73. The comeback was on, and Curry's 3 put the U.S. 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.