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James won the MVP of this Olympic men's basketball tournament and was selected into the best team with Curry and Jokic

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The men's basketball competition of the 2024 Paris Olympics has come to an end. In the final, the US men's basketball team defeated the host French men's basketball team and won five consecutive Olympic championships. In the bronze medal match held earlier, the Serbian men's basketball team defeated the World Cup champion German men's basketball team.

After the game, the International Basketball Federation officially announced that LeBron James of the US team was elected the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the men's basketball team of this Olympics. The 39-year-old James won the third Olympic gold medal in his career. This time in Paris, he averaged 24.5 minutes per game, handing over 14.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.3 steals.

In addition, the International Basketball Federation also announced the best lineup of men's basketball in this Olympics, namely James and Stephen Curry of the US team, Nikola Jokic of Serbia, Victor Wenbanyama of France, and Dennis Schroeder of Germany.

Jokic averaged 32.5 minutes per game in Paris, with 18.8 points, 10.7 rebounds, 8.7 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks. Statistics show that Jokic's total points, rebounds and assists are all ranked first among all players in this Olympics!

Curry averaged 23.3 minutes per game in Paris, contributing 14.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists. Curry made a total of 22 three-pointers in this Olympics, ranking No. 1 among all players. Bogdanovic of Serbia and Schroeder of Germany tied for second place in three-pointers, each with 18 three-pointers.

As the favorite of the host country, Wen Ban Yama burst into tears after losing the final. In this Olympics, he averaged 29.8 minutes per game, scoring 15.8 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.7 blocks. Wen Ban Yama tied for first place among all players with 12 steals, and topped the list with 10 blocks.