I have to admit, I did not think the Men’s team would win gold having watched them in the scrimmage games. They looked like a bunch of Prima Donnas out there, each looking for their shot, playing 0 defense and just not fun to watch. After the near loss to S. Sudan, I could not bear to watch another minute. I did not think the NBA translated into the Fiba game at all…Enter Serbia, a team I thought would win the Gold with Jukic and Petro.
I also have such a giant dislike of LeBron to say it mildly. But boy did he deliver, and at age 39, he looks ageless out there, and his assists-9…mind blowing. So I guess I’m a fan for at least the Olympics. Bron hit his first 6 shots, ended with a boat load of assists. But the big star of the US team was Durrant. He came in with the US stinking up the court, Embid could not get a single thing right, dumb fouls, terrible turnovers and even worse shot selection. Durrant just blows up, hits his first 8 shots, US goes into the half up 9 on Durrants patented fade away.
The 2nd half was US just out hustling Serbia, Holiday hits 3 straight threes, Booker hits 4 threes, Curry is Curry and the US makes the game a blow out.
U.S 61%
3 pt- 56% on 18 of 32
41 rebs
Serbia 41%
3 pt- 24% on 9 of 37
32 rebs
United States 110-84 Serbia (Jul 28, 2024) Box Score - ESPN
There are still Canada and France out there lurking and I think Spain has the #2 Fiba team.
USA for the Gold