Paul George's comeback from the broken leg that threatened his NBA career ended with a gold medal Sunday, as Team USA dominated Serbia in the Olympic final in Rio de Janeiro, 99-69.
The U.S. now has won six of the last seven gold medals in Olympic competition, with 2004 the exception. Carmelo Anthony, a member of that team, won his third gold medal and completed his Olympic career as the all-time U.S. scorer.
"It wasn't always pretty," an emotional Anthony said afterward. "But we came together July 17 (to begin practice) and we committed."
The final game was anticlimactic given the challenge Serbia had posed to Team USA in their previous game, a three-point victory in which Serbia had a 3-pointer in the final seconds that could have forced overtime.