Team USA vs. France, Basketball Final: The Championship Match at the Olympics – Live Ticker for Review
40. The game is over! The USA beats the French team 98:87 and secures the gold medal.
40. Booker adds points after a fast break. That should be it now!
40. Steph Curry takes control now! The guard sinks another three-pointer. What a show from the American!
40. Wembanyama hits the next three-pointer. The French team stays in it, but is there enough time left for the hosts?
39. Curry hits the next three-pointer! The USA leads by nine points again.
39. And now it’s back and forth, the game is incredibly intense.
38. De Colo scores the next points for his team. The score is 81:87.
38. Yabusele fouls Durant, allowing the forward to go to the free-throw line. Durant stays cool and puts his team ahead by eight points.
38. Curry with the perfect response for the Americans. He makes it 79:85.
37. James clears Yabusele at the basket. But Wembanyama is there and cuts it to just three points. The arena is buzzing!
37. James fouls Yabusele on the fast break. The Frenchman goes to the line but only makes one of the two free throws. The score is 77:82.
36. De Colo with the next points for France. The USA’s lead is now only six points.
36. Both teams are now making some inaccuracies. We’re entering crunch time, and it’s showing in the game!
35. The French are now very aggressive on defense. However, this also creates gaps for the Americans. James takes advantage of one of these situations and scores the next points for the USA with a dunk.
34. After a missed mid-range shot by LeBron James, Holiday gets a second chance from the three-point line. His attempt is on target. The USA leads by eleven points again.
33. Lessort draws the foul against Durant in the post. The center goes to the line and reduces it to 69:77.
32. Great play by Durant. With the shot clock running down, he sinks a deep three-pointer.
32. The game is now completely balanced again, it’s going back and forth.
31. Durant misses a three-pointer. But Davis is there again to grab the rebound and then makes it 66:74.