France called a timeout with about four minutes gone in the quarter after falling behind by 11. Kevin Durant hit a 3-pointer over the outstretched arms of Rudy Gobert, and he skipped happily to the sideline as the teams returned to their benches.
Damian Lillard made himself a factor, wreaking some havoc with his dribbling and passing and scoring a couple of big 3-pointers early in the quarter.
France had to call another timeout with about a minute left when the Americans, who had been active and tenacious on defense, caused a turnover and released Jayson Tatum for a big, breakaway dunk that stretched their lead to 14.