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USA basketball survives STUNNING scare from Serbia at 2024 Olympics
After trailing by as much as 17 points, the United States of America men's basketball team needed a desperate late comeback to squeeze past Serbia and advance to the gold medal game against France with a 95-91 victory.
Facing a 13-point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter, the Americans came back to tie the contest and then took the lead with a dominant performance in the final period to rescue victory.
Steph Curry led the way for the United States with 36 points, eight rebounds, and two assists.
It was a 19-point night from Joel Embiid and a 16-point effort from LeBron James- with James also nabbing eight rebounds and seven assists.
The comeback win set up the final basketball fans wanted to see, with the American Dream Team taking on an inspired France on Saturday.
Kevin Durant and LeBron James celebrate a basket in the United States' win over Serbia
Steph Curry led the way for the United States with 36 points, eight rebounds, and two assists
Bolstered by an electric home crowd, France won a 73-69 thriller over Germany.
Led by Victor Wembanyama, the No 1 NBA draft pick, France will hope to end the United States' dominance in this event.
The US have won men's basketball gold at each of the last four Olympics - and at all-but one Games since 1992.
That streak was under threat for much of Thursday night, however.
Down eight in the fourth quarter, Devin Booker hit a deep three to cut the deficit to five with a little over seven minutes to go.
Serbia pushed the USA all the way and had a 13-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter
Back and forth the game went until Embiid was fouled as hit hit a basket, converting to make it a four-point game with exactly five minutes remaining.
Embiid would answer the call again - drilling a fadeaway jumper to make it a two-point game with 4:22 to go.
James drove the lane and tied the game with a tidy layup to complete the comeback with plenty of time to spare.
The game remained close, but a late jump shot from Kevin Durant and a pair of free throws from Curry sealed the deal.
Nikola Jokic put up 17 points, five rebounds and eleven assists in defeat for Serbia
It was a 19-point night from Joel Embiid and a 16-point effort from LeBron on Thursday night
All told, the United States went from trailing in each of the first three quarters to out-scoring Serbia 31-15 in the fourth to pull out the victory.
Serbia was led by Bogdan Bogdanovic - who put up 20 points, four rebounds, and three assists.
Nikola Jokic put up a 17 point, five rebound, eleven assist night to finish as the second-leading scorer - with Aleksa Avramovic dropping 15 points.
The United States will play France in the gold medal match as the Americans hope to win a fifth straight Olympic title on Saturday.