United States 95-91 Serbia (Aug 8, 2024) Final Score - ESPN (2024)

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Serbia led for more than 35 minutes of a 40-minute game, but the U.S. held the advantage when it counted. The final period belonged to Team USA, which outscored Serbia 32-15 to come back and take the lead for good on a Stephen Curry 3-pointer with 2:24 remaining in the 95-91 victory.

Olympics basketball: USA 98-87 France

Stephen Curry scores three breathtaking shots from beyond the arc to seal Team USA's fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal in basketball.

The U.S. is atop the international men's basketball world once again, after Curry scored 24 points and led the way to a 98-87 win over France in the final at the Paris Games on Saturday night. It was the fifth consecutive gold medal for the U.S. — and the 17th in 20 all-time appearances for the Americans at the games.

Gold Medal Game set at the Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024. Find the pairing and schedule for the Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024 Gold Medal Game here.

Curry scored 36 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:16 left, and the U.S. beat Serbia 95-91 in a semifinal classic on Thursday night.

USA Basketball finalized its men's roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 12-player roster includes LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Kawhi Leonard*, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, Anthony Davis, Anthony Edwards, Bam Adebayo, Derrick White and Tyrese Haliburton.

Since the Barcelona 1992 summer Olympics, the U.S. men's basketball team has won gold in every game, with the lone exception of 2004.

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Let's relive how the basketball tournaments played out in Paris: The U.S. men have claimed gold in every Olympics since 2008, and now have 17 championships overall.

USA wins the gold medal

The Americans beat France, at Paris' Bercy Arena, 98-87 for a fifth consecutive gold medal in men's basketball, in a rematch of the Tokyo Olympic finals from three years ago.

Is Serbia friends with us? ›

U.S. relations with Serbia have been rocky at times, due to past U.S. interventions in the conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo and the U.S. recognition of Kosovo's independence. Nevertheless, relations between Washington and Belgrade seem to have improved recently, and today they appear to be cordial.

PARIS — The U.S. was in trouble against Serbia, and its streak of consecutive Olympic gold medals looked like might at end at four. Then, the U.S. tightened its defense, found scoring at the right time and overcame a 17-point deficit to beat Serbia 95-91 in an intense and semifinals game Thursday.

A LeBron James-led Team USA, the oldest men's Olympic basketball squad in US history, eliminated Serbia with a narrow 95-91 win in the men's basketball semifinal match of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Bercy Arena on Thursday.

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Here are the lines and trends for Serbia vs. Team USA: USA vs. Serbia spread: USA -15.5. USA vs. Serbia over/under: 188.5 points. USA vs. Serbia money line: USA -1500, Serbia +790.

The USA vs. France game will be played at Bercy Arena in Paris, tipping off at 9:30 a.m. ET, airing live on NBC and streaming live on Peaco*ck.