Team USA Basketball: 2024 Paris Olympics scores, news, updates

Posted by Admin August 11, 2024 NBA

Aug 11, 2024, 05:20 PM ET

Team USA has concluded its run at the 2024 Olympics in Paris with yet another gold medal, making it five in a row with a roster filled with some of the NBA’s biggest stars and against the most competitive field ever.

Behind the stellar play of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant, the team reached the top of the podium by defeating France, 98-87, in the gold medal game at Bercy Arena.

The 12-team competition featured numerous NBA stars playing for their national teams. France (featuring Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert) settled for its second straight Olympic silver medal, while Serbia (led by Nikola Jokic) defeated Germany (Dennis Schroder, Moritz Wagner, Franz Wagner) for the bronze medal. Among the teams that crashed out in the knockout rounds included Canada (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray) and Australia (Patty Mills, Josh Giddey).

With the group phase staged at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, France, Team USA went undefeated in Group C play — defeating Serbia, South Sudan, and Puerto Rico — and claiming the top overall spot in the 12-team field. Team USA then beat Brazil in the quarterfinals, 122-87, before defeating Serbia, 95-91, in the semifinals.

In the run-up to the Olympics, Team USA went undefeated in five exhibition matches. The squad defeated Canada in Las Vegas, and then beat Australia and Serbia in Abu Dhabi. They then won two close games in London against South Sudan and Germany.

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Team USA’s Olympic schedule and results

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Despite some early struggles, LeBron James and Co. were able to hold a talented Canadian side in an exhibition win in Las Vegas.

Team USA Roster

Guards:
Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns)
Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Jrue Holiday (Boston Celtics)
Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers)
Derrick White (Boston Celtics)

Forwards:
LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)
Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns)
Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics)

Centers:
Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers)
Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers)
Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat)

*Kawhi Leonard withdrew from Team USA on July 10.

Coaching staff:
The Warriors’ Steve Kerr will coach Team USA, assisted by Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat), Tyronn Lue (LA Clippers) and Mark Few (Gonzaga).

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Paris Olympics schedule and results

Twelve teams qualified for the Olympics, with three groups made up four teams each. The top two teams from each of the three groups qualified to the quarterfinals, along with the top two third-place teams. The group-stage games were played at Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille. The quarterfinals, semifinals and medal games will be played at Accor Arena in Paris.

KNOCKOUT ROUND RESULTS

Aug. 6
Quarterfinals
Germany 76, Greece 63
Serbia 95, Australia 90 (OT)
France 82, Canada 73
USA 122, Brazil 87

Aug. 8
Semifinals
France 73, Germany 69
USA 95, Serbia 91

Aug. 10
Bronze Medal Game
Serbia 93, Germany 83

Aug. 10
Gold Medal Game
USA 98, France 87

PREVIOUS GROUP STAGE ROUND RESULTS

July 27
Group A: Australia 92, Spain 80; Canada 86, Greece 79
Group B: Germany 97, Japan 77; France 78, Brazil 66

July 28
Group C: South Sudan 90, Puerto Rico 79; USA 110, Serbia 84

July 30
Group A: Spain 84, Greece 77; Canada 93, Australia 83
Group B: France 94, Japan 90 (OT); Germany 86, Brazil 73

July 31:
Group C: Serbia 107, Puerto 66; USA 103, South Sudan 86

Aug. 2
Group A: Greece 77, Australia 71; Canada 88, Spain 85
Group B: Brazil 102, Japan 84; Germany 85, France 71

Aug. 3
Group C: USA 104, Puerto Rico 83; Serbia 96, South Sudan 85

Team USA’s pre-Olympic exhibition results

July 10: USA 86, Canada 72 (Las Vegas)
July 15: USA 98, Australia 92 (Abu Dhabi)
July 17: USA 105, Serbia 79 (Abu Dhabi)
July 20: USA 101, South Sudan 100 (London)
July 22: USA 92, Germany 88 (London)

Olympic qualifying tournaments results

The 2024 FIBA men’s Olympic qualifying tournaments took place July 2-7 in Greece, Latvia, Spain and Puerto Rico.

Those tournaments decided the final four squads — Brazil, Greece, Puerto Rico, and Spain — to complete the 12-team field for the men’s Olympic basketball tournament in Paris. They will join the other qualified eight teams: France, USA, Canada, Australia, South Sudan, Japan, Serbia and Germany.

Piraeus, Greece (Greece qualified)

Group A
July 2: Croatia 108, Slovenia 92
July 3: New Zealand 90, Croatia 86
July 4: Slovenia 104, New Zealand 78

Group B
July 2: Dominican Republic 90, Egypt 77
July 3: Greece 89, Dominican Republic 82
July 4: Greece 93, Egypt 71

Semifinals
July 6: Greece 96, Slovenia 68
July 6: Croatia 80, Dominican Republic 77

Final
July 7: Greece 80, Croatia 69

Riga, Latvia (Brazil qualified)

Group A
July 2: Latvia 83, Georgia 59
July 3: Philippines 89, Latvia 80
July 4: Georgia 96, Philippines 94

Group B
July 2: Brazil 81, Montenegro 72
July 3: Montenegro 70, Cameroon 66
July 4: Cameroon 77, Brazil 74

Semifinals
July 6: Brazil 71, Philippines 60
July 6: Latvia 72, Cameroon 59

Final
July 7: Brazil 94, Latvia 69

San Juan, Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico qualified)

Group A
July 2: Lithuania 96, Mexico 84
July 3: Lithuania 97, Côte d’Ivoire 93
July 4: Mexico 92, Côte d’Ivoire 81

Group B
July 2: Italy 114, Bahrain 53
July 3: Puerto Rico 99, Bahrain 56
July 4: Puerto Rico 80, Italy 69

Semifinals
July 6: Lithuania 88, Italy 64
July 6: Puerto Rico 98, Mexico 78

July 7: Puerto Rico 79, Lithuania 68

Valencia, Spain (Spain qualified)

Group A
July 2: Spain 104, Lebanon 59
July 3: Spain 89, Angola 81
July 4: Lebanon 74, Angola 70

Group B
July 2: Bahamas 96, Finland 85
July 3: Bahamas 89, Poland 81
July 4: Finland 89, Poland 88

Semifinals
July 6: Bahamas 89, Lebanon 72
July 6: Spain 81, Finland 74

Final
July 7: Spain 86, Bahamas 78