Team USA came back from down by as much as 17 points on Thursday to beat Serbia in the semifinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, 95-91, and move on to the gold medal game on Saturday.
The Americans had beaten the Serbians twice already this summer, and by 26 points each time, but this would be different given what was on the line.
And where would Team USA have been early without Stephen Curry, who had 14 of his team’s first 15 points, setting an Olympic career high in less than four minutes? The Americans needed that early effort from the world’s greatest shooter ever, as Serbia started 9-for-11 from the field and 5-for-6 from 3.