In the final, basketball stars from the United States will play for gold in a match against France.
At the Olympics, both participants were determined in the finals of the men’s basketball tournament. They are the star team of the USA and the host of the tournament, the French.
Let’s remember that despite their status as favorites, the Americans struggled to get into the decisive match, almost losing by 1/2 to the Serbs.
The Europeans prepared well for the game against a famous opponent, allowing their star opponents almost nothing to do. Because of this, the Serbs took the lead. In the second quarter, their advantage reached +17, and in the decisive quarter the teams went +13 in favor of Nikola Jokic and his companions.
And the score difference could be even greater. The only player who kept the Americans in the game was Steph Curry, whose three-point shots prevented the Serbian team from having a bigger handicap.
However, at the decisive moment, the main problem of Serbia – a short bank – appeared. The leaders of the team, tired of playing without a substitute, almost stopped. The Americans immediately took advantage, eventually clinching a 95:91 victory.
Olympics. Basketball. 1/2 finals. August 8
USA – Serbia – 95:91 (23:31, 20:23, 20:22, 32:15)
USA: Curry (36+8 rebounds), Embiid (19), James (16+12 rebounds + 10 assists), Booker (6), Holiday (3) – start; Durant (9), Davis (4), Edwards (2), White (0), Adebayo (0).
Serbia: Bogdanovic (20), Jokic (17+10 assists), Avramovic (15), Dobrich (9), Petrrushev (9) – start; Guduric (9), Micic (8), Milutinov (4), Marinkovich (0), Jovic (0).
Meanwhile, the French defeated reigning world champions Germany 73:69 in the semi-finals
Olympics. Basketball. 1/2 finals. August 8
France – Germany – 73:69 (18:25, 15:8, 23:17, 17:19)
France: Yabusele (17+7 rebounds), Cordinier (16+7 rebounds), Vembanyama (11+7 rebounds), Batum (9), Nilikina (5) – start; Lessor (10), Fournier (5), Strazel (0), Albisi (0), De Colo (0), Gobert (0).
Germany: Schröder (18), F. Wagner (10+9 rebounds), Obst (8), Theis (8+10 rebounds + 6 assists), Voigtmann (6) – start; Bonga (7), Weiler-Bebb (5), M. Wagner (4), Tiemann (3), Giffey (0).
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