The US team led by the NBA's all-time leading scorer LeBron James and chasing a fifth straight Olympic title will face France, who toppled reigning World Cup champions Germany 73-69 in the other semi-final.
9th August 2024 08:35 AM 
The United States erased a 17-point deficit to Serbia 95-91 on Thursday and reach the Olympic men's basketball final, keeping their bid for a fifth straight gold medal alive.
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry dazzled with 36 points and all-time NBA scoring leader LeBron James had a triple-double of 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
It took a massive fourth-quarter effort to finally subdue the Serbs and took a 76-63 advantage into the fourth quarter, as Kevin Durant and Devin Booker drilled back-to-back three-pointers to start the fight-back.
Briefing reporters after the match, Curry said the US team knew they did not play at their best, noting that the team was most times two or three possessions away from flipping the momentum.
Meanwhile, three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic finished with 17 points and 11 assists for Serbia, who got 20 points from a brilliant Bogdan Bogdanovic.
