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Curry saves best for last, leads Team USA to capture gold
Stephen Curry waxed hot in the Olympics men’s basketball tournament finals tallying 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting from behind the arc to lead Team USA in capturing the gold medal.
The Americans became the Olympic champions for the fifth consecutive time after weathering the 26-point effort of France’s 20-year-old phenom Victor Wembanyama to grind out a 98-87 over the host team on Sunday early morning (PH time) at the Bercy Arena in Paris.
Curry’s 24-point explosion included the four 3-pointers he made in the final 2:43 of play with one sealing the game with 1:19 remaining. It put the Americans up by 93-84. He also put the final nail in the coffin by draining one more with 30 seconds left - with his signature “night night” move where he puts his hands on the side of his face.
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“For me to get a gold medal is insane, and I thank God for the opportunity to experience it,” Curry said.
The Americans have now won eight of the last nine Olympic titles in men’s basketball and 17 of 21 overall.
Les Bleus on the other hand failed to get their first Olympic gold after settling for silver once again just like in the 1948, 2000 and 2020 Summer Games. All their losses came at the hands of the United States.
The scores:
USA 93 - Curry 24, Durant 15, Booke 15, James 14, Davis 8, Edwards 8, Holiday 6, Embiid 4, Tatum 2, Adebayo 2, White DNP, Haliburton DNP.
France 84 - Wembanyama 26, Yabusele 20, de Colo 12, Fournier 8, Coulibaly 6, Batum 5, Lessort 5, Strazel 3, Gobert 2, Ntilikina 0, Albicy 0, Cordinier 0.
