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PARIS – The French will not disappear. They would not bow down. They took every single shot and dunk the Americans could throw at them, and yet they were still there, pushing and pushing, cutting the lead to three.
It was the gold medal game of the Olympics and the United States, despite its star-studded roster of MVPs and long-time Hall of Famers, needed someone to finish it.
Someone like Stephen Curry, who, in the middle of this cauldron of chaos and emotion, stood up and scored a 3.
Then another.
Then another.
And then, well, another, but this one had such an absurd curve that it took the whole of Paris breathless.
STEPH WAS ICE COLD DOWN THE STRETCH. ?Four three-pointers in TWO MINUTES AND 11 SECONDS to close out France for the gold medal. ? #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/2dR7UUE0Hn
– NBC Olympic and Paralympic Games (@NBCOlympics) August 10, 2024
“At that point, your brain goes blank,” Curry said of the final blow with 35 seconds to go. “You don’t care about the setting or the script or anything. It’s just a blow.
It’s more than just a gunshot. It was arguably the biggest move in Olympic history to lead the United States to a 98-87 victory. . . and a gold medal.
The stars of the Americans’ golden generation, Curry, 36, won his fifth gold medal by scoring 12 of his 24 goals in the final 3 minutes of the championship match.
Helped through 39-year-old LeBron James, who played another brilliant all-around game, finishing with 14 points, 10 assists, 6 rebounds, a scouse loan and a block.
When the game is on the line, there is no one bigger than those two. And when you want someone to score a key basket, well, there was no question.
“He’s the most productive shooter of all time,” teammate Devin Booker said. “We’ve noticed it before. They have given you an attractive player, they have given you to stay and locate him”.
It was Curry’s first foray into the Olympics and it ended perfectly. Although he struggled to find his chance early in this tournament, the Americans would not have survived Serbia in the semifinals or held off the French in the final without him.
“It wasn’t easy, but damn, I’m excited,” Curry said afterward. “It’s everything I was looking for and more. “
The world may be catching up with the United States when it comes to men’s basketball, but it hasn’t gotten there yet.
The French fought and fought and fought. They played physically. They played with confidence. They didn’t bend or fade. Still, every time they cut the American lead to six or eight, some other American star was in position to play.
A Kevin Durant 3. A dunk by Anthony Davis. Another bit of LeBron James’ magic. And Curry from the deep, over and over and over and over again.
It’s too much, even with Victor Wembanyama shooting a record 26.
Throughout the Olympics, coach Steve Kerr cited the Americans’ astonishing intensity as a deciding factor.
“Every team has players,” Kerr said. “We have more. “
This was demonstrated in the final: the American force, in spite of everything, controlled to wear down the French. Kerr was able to consistently pitch NBA All-Stars to the French or watch an offensive team find its way to the fourth option. . . which turned out to be Booker wide open for a three-pointer.
Every time a lineup didn’t work or a player suffered even a brief drought, someone else would show up. And the constant defensive intensity, with a near total effort on almost each and every possession, forcing France to shoot poorly early, especially from behind. Training
One day the country will once again beat the United States. Perhaps it’s France, as Wembanyama continues to expand as an elite player.
He is only 19 years old, but the 2. 11-meter Frenchman proved that neither the festival nor the level were too much for him. He was brilliant in the game, hitting three-pointers, offering assists and interrupting shot attempts. For the most part, it never stopped at the onslaught of older, more established American stars.
Its prospects remain enormous, even greater than ever.
But tonight,” Steph Curry said.