The United States’ men’s basketball team faced their largest deficit of the 2024 Olympics (17 points) in their comeback win over Serbia. Their 95-91 semifinal victory clinches a spot in the gold-medal game, where they’ll play host country France in a rematch of the 2021 Tokyo Games’ championship matchup.
Stephen Curry led in scoring with 36 points, 17 of which came in the first quarter alone. Perhaps his biggest shot came with just over two minutes remaining when his 3-pointer gave the United States its first lead of the second half.
The Golden State Warriors star scored more in this game than in his first four games combined (29). It is also the second-highest single game point title by a USA men’s player at the Olympics all-time, trailing Carmelo Anthony vs Nigeria in 2012 (37).
Team USA trailed by 11 points going into halftime and were behind for over 35 minutes in the game, while leading for only 3 minutes and 25 seconds. The Americans struggled to find an answer defensively for Bogdan Bogdanović, who had 20 points. Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic added 17 points for Serbia.
The dramatic comeback made waves on social media as the NBA world chimed in after the game.
