SAITAMA, Japan — For his last warmup shots before every game in Tokyo, Kevin Durant would launch the ball toward the rafters, trying to make the ball swish without moving the net.
He aimed high throughout the Olympics. The best player on a USA basketball team missing a handful of superstars, Durant became the dominant player in the Olympics. Saturday at the Saitama Super Arena, he scored 29 points to lead the US to its fourth straight gold medal with a 87-82 victory over France.
France defeated the US in the team's first game of the Olympics.