Olympic men's basketball-Curry 9 three-pointers, James triple-double, the United States reversed Serbia to enter the finals
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games men's basketball semi-finals continued. The US men's basketball team completed a big reversal in the final quarter, and finally defeated the Serbian men's basketball team 95-91 after four quarters and advanced to the finals. According to the schedule, the US team's opponent in the final is the host French men's basketball team.
The specific scores of the four quarters were 23-31, 20-23, 20-22 and 32-15 (the US team was ahead). On the US team, Curry scored 9 three-pointers, 36 points and 8 rebounds, Embiid scored 19 points and 4 rebounds, and James scored 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. On the Serbian team, Bogdanovic scored 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Jokic scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists, and Avramovic scored 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Curry's hands were hot at the beginning, and he scored 4 three-pointers in the first 3 minutes and 38 seconds. But the whole Serbian team blossomed, and they scored continuously under the organization of Jokic to establish an advantage. After the first quarter, the US team was behind 23-31. Curry scored 17 points in the first quarter!
In the second quarter, the Serbian team led by 14 points, and Kerr requested a timeout. After the timeout, the Serbian team's lead reached 17 points. At this time, James scored a three-pointer, and the US team played a 12-5 attack wave to narrow the gap to 10 points. Curry scored another three-pointer, but the US team was behind 43-54 at the end of the half. Curry scored 20 points in the first two quarters.
In the third quarter, the US team was behind by 7 points, and the Serbian team scored 5 points in a row to lead by 10+ again. Curry scored 2 more three-pointers in a row, and the US team was behind 59-65. The Serbian team suddenly broke out and played an 11-2 attack wave to lead by 15 points, and Durant made a jump shot. After three quarters, the US team was behind 63-76.
In the final quarter, the U.S. team played a 10-2 attack wave and fell behind by 5 points and stopped the Serbian team. Embiid scored continuously, the U.S. team tied the score at 84, and the Serbian team called a timeout again. Curry hit his 9th three-pointer, and the U.S. team overtook the score! The U.S. team took the lead 91-86, and the Serbian team requested a timeout. Bogdanovic completed a 2+1 attack. With 8.2 seconds left, the Serbian team adopted a foul tactic. Curry made 2 free throws and the U.S. team led by 4 points, and the game lost suspense.
U.S. team starting lineup: Booker, Curry, James, Embiid, Holiday
Serbia team starting lineup: Avramovic, Bogdanovic, Dobrich, Jokic, Petrushev