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Durant becomes the first person in the history of Olympic men's basketball with 4 gold medals; James surpasses Jordan in gold medals

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James, Curry and Durant's first combination on the Olympic stage brought the US team five consecutive Olympic championships! In the men's basketball final of the Paris Olympics, James, Curry and Durant contributed 53 points together.

Congratulations to Durant, he is the god of FIBA. Data shows that KD's personal total score in his Olympic career has exceeded 500 points, ranking first in the history of the US men's basketball team. It is worth mentioning that this is Durant's fourth Olympic gold medal in his personal career, surpassing Carmelo Anthony's 3 golds and dominating the first place in the history of the US men's basketball team.

In fact, KD became the first male basketball player in history to win 4 Olympic gold medals!

In the final against the French team tonight, KD was put in the starting lineup for the first time in this Olympics. The three-point shooting rate of 3 in 9 is not high, but Durant scored 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in the whole game. In the final stage, KD first actively returned to defense and gave Yabusele a big block, and then stood on the free throw line and made 2 free throws.

In this Olympics, Durant's performance was as stable as ever, and he was one of the contributors to the US team's gold medal.

This may be the last time that the 39-year-old James will participate in the intercontinental competition in his career. In the final tonight, James played for 32 minutes and 29 seconds (only rested for 7 minutes and 31 seconds), handed over 14 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals, and a plus-minus value of +17. This is the second consecutive game that James has double-digit assists. He averaged 8.5 assists per game in this Olympics.

This is James' third Olympic gold medal. In the competition for Olympic gold medals, James surpassed Michael Jordan. Data shows that Jordan won a total of 2 Olympic gold medals in his career.

The US men's basketball team won the championship in 5 consecutive Olympic Games, and James Duku's outstanding performance in Paris amazed everyone.