On August 9, Beijing time, the Paris Olympics continued, the men's basketball semifinals, the United States men's basketball team against Serbia, after France had eliminated Germany to enter the final. The game was caught off guard, with the United States trailing by eight points in the first quarter, and even though Curry broke out to score back-to-back points, trailing by double digits at halftime. In the second half, the United States team struggled to chase points, but Serbia was resilient and under the leadership of Jokic, they were always able to withstand the counterattack of the United States team! However, in the fourth quarter, the Serbian players ran out of energy, and the United States began to chase points frantically, James broke through to the basket to tie the game, Curry scored five points in a row to open the difference, and in the end, the United States team reversed Serbia 95-91. Let's take a look at the player ratings, 3 people can score full marks, Curry has a super god battle in the Olympics, James slashes a triple-double, and Embiid finally proves himself.
Curry, who had been tepid in the first few games of the Olympics, didn't expect him to explode in the most crucial games, which may be the charm of a superstar. In the game, Curry scored 36 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists on 12-of-19 shooting, including 9-of-14 three-pointers, a team-high plus/minus of +20, which may be the best single-game performance in Olympic history, carrying the United States men's basketball team forward when the team is behind by a large score, a real star among stars. Curry is undoubtedly the best star in the NBA, saving Kerr once again, just imagine how much pressure Kerr will suffer if United States lose to Serbia.
The 40-year-old Lao Zhan scored a triple-double of 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists on 6-of-9 shooting, 2-of-4 three-pointers, 2-of-3 free throws, and a plus/minus of +14, but Curry's performance was too explosive, and James could only be a green leaf. According to this performance, in fact, James can play until the age of 45, he is still the best commander on the field, and the impact is still very strong, after James hit the equalizer, the United States team really relieved the pressure, this game United States team escaped, the old Zhan credit is also very large.
Embiid confronted Mr. Yo, and he proved himself this time. In the whole game, the Emperor scored 19 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in 8 of 11, and his drifting shot at the critical moment in the fourth quarter was indeed his killer move, which was basically incomprehensible. However, Embiid will face great pressure in the final, and the United States team will compete with France for the gold medal, and Embiid, who once came close to playing for France, now plays for the United States men's basketball team, and will also be ridiculed by France's home fans.
The performance of James, Curry, and Embiid is inexplicable, and they can definitely score full points. Other players, Durant scored 9 points on 4-of-8 shooting, Booker scored 6 points on 2-of-4 shooting, Bush Brow had 4 points and 2 rebounds, Edwards had 2 points and 2 rebounds, and Holiday had 3 points and 7 assists. Haliburton and Tatum didn't get a chance to play, and it looks like Kerr still doesn't trust them.