Curry 36 points! James triple-double! The United States men's basketball team advances to the Olympic finals

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2024-08-09 05:28Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

In the early morning of August 9, Beijing time, the semifinals of the men's basketball team at the Paris Olympics were all over: France narrowly defeated Germany 73-69; United States reversed Serbia 95-91. France and United States advanced to the Olympic final, while Germany and Serbia competed for bronze. You read that right, France won two games in a row after the infighting, knocking out Canada and Germany in quick succession.

Let's take a look at the United States and Serbia first, the United States team starts: Curry, Booker, Holiday , James, Embiid. Serbia starters: Avramovich, Bogdan, Dobrić, Petrushev, Jokic. Fourteen of the first 15 points of the United States team came from Curry, who had previously had a bad hand, and shot crazy today.

Curry played 8 minutes in the first quarter, shooting 6-of-8 from the field and 4-of-5 from three-point range, scoring 17 points in a single quarter! Curry was so fierce that the United States trailed by eight points at 23-31 in the first quarter. James had 3 points and 2 assists on 1-of-1 shooting in the first quarter, and his teammates were 0-of-7 in total, except for him and Curry. Serbia was 5-of-9 from three-point range, Bogdan had nine points in the first quarter and Jokic had six points and five assists.

In the second quarter, Serbia's shooting rate continued unabated, but Huazi and Durant couldn't find their touch. With 6 minutes and 24 seconds left in the second quarter, Jokic made it 2+1 and Serbia led by 17 points at 42-25. Embiid scored seven points in a single quarter, but he always stepped back in the pick-and-roll. Avramovic made 4-of-6 three-pointers in the first half and finished with 15 points, four rebounds and two assists.

At the end of the first half, the United States trailed by 11 points at 43-54. Huazi scored 2 points on 1-of-3 shooting, and Durant didn't score on 0-of-1 shooting. Curry had 20 points and three boards, James had nine points, three boards and five assists, Embiid had seven points, and the United States bench scored just four points. Serbia made 10 of 19 three-pointers, and the whole team was accurate! Bogdan had 12 points, Jokic had nine points and seven assists, and Petrushev had seven points.

Serbia made only three turnovers and did not allow the United States to play a defensive counter-attack. Serbia won four halftime rebounds 18-14 and tied assists 14-14. At the beginning of the second half, Embiid scored five points in a row, and Bogdan made three points to stop the bleeding for Serbia. United States made more turnovers, halfway through the third quarter, and Serbia took another 12-point lead.

Curry and Holiday hit three-pointers to put the United States up to six points. The United States came off the bench to miss consecutive shots, and in the last 32 seconds of the third quarter, Guduric hit 3+1 to return to 15 points. The final attack on Durant finally opened, and after three quarters, the United States trailed by 13 points at 63-76. Serbia shot 15-of-30 from three-point range and had 3-9 turnovers.

In the final quarter, Janku scored four points in a row, and the United States team chased nine points. Serbia fouled continuously and did not give the United States a chance to break fast. With 7:17 left in the fourth quarter, he committed four fouls and missed back-to-back shots from the outside. Durant and Embiid scored 10 points in a row, and the United States trailed four points in the final five minutes. 3 minutes and 40 seconds, James broke through to tie!

In the final 2 minutes and 22 seconds, Curry hit a three-pointer to give United States an 87-86 lead. Serbia's shooting percentage dropped sharply, James and Curry closed the game, and the United States led to five points at 1:41. Bogdan played 2+1, and Durant responded with extreme leaning. Curry hit both free throws to end the game as United States narrowly beat Serbia 95-91.

Curry was 12-of-19, 9-of-14 three-pointers, 3-of-3 free throws, slashed 36 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, and had a game-high plus/minus of +20! James shot 6-of-9 from the field and finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, with a plus/minus of +14. Embiid had 19 points and Durant had nine. Bogdan had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Avramovic 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and Jokic 17 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists.

Next, look at France and Germany, this semi-final is super physical. In the last 38.6 seconds, Wagner Jr. hit a long-range three-pointer to chase only 2 points. Then Wagner Jr. grabbed the rebound and fell, returning the ball to France. The two sides opened a penalty shootout, Schroeder made 1 of 2 free throws, and the final three points were not scored, and France had the last laugh 73-69.

Wembanyama played 31 minutes, shooting 4-of-17, 1-of-8 from three-point range and 2-of-3 from the free-throw line, scoring just 11 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks. In the last 10 seconds, Wembanyama made 1 of 2 free throws. After that, Schroeder also hit 1 of 2 free throws, otherwise it is difficult to say who will kill the deer. In the last game against Canada, Wemban scored 7 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block on 2-of-10 shooting, missing two consecutive games.

Fortunately, Wembanyama is on the defensive line, both with a big hat Theis under the basket and a big hat Schroder from outside the three-point line. Gobert played 5 minutes off the bench because of finger surgery, scoring only 0 points and 1 rebound on 0-of-1 shooting, and Gobert played 3 minutes off the bench in the last game. So some fans doubt: France won two games in a row, is it because Gobert played as a substitute?

Because Gobert's playing time plummeted, France's other inside liner, Yabsele, got more chances, and he broke out in two consecutive games. Yabusele played 26 minutes today, scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal on 7-of-11 shooting. In the last game against Canada, Yabusele played 30 minutes and contributed 22 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist on 6-of-9 shooting.

On the Germany side, Wagner Jr. shot 4-of-10 and 2-of-6 from three-point range, scoring 10 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, with a game-high plus/minus of +9, and the final mistake was too deadly. Schroder was blocked multiple times, shooting only 6-of-18, 3-of-11 from three-point range, 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, scoring 18 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, and tied for the lowest plus/minus of -8 in the game.

Finally, let's take a look at the France vs. Germany match stats, France reached the final of the two consecutive Olympic Games. The Olympic men's basketball final will be played at 3:30 a.m. Beijing time on August 11, can Wembanyama complete redemption in the final?

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