[Post Game Thread] USA defeats Serbia 95-91 behind Steph Curry’s 36 point (9/14 3pt) and Joel Embiid’s 19pts/4reb/2ast performances to face France in the Olympic Gold Medal Match
Tear down Mount Rushmore right now and replace it with a new one of Curry, Embiid, Bron, and KD
iRockaflame
What an impressive showing by both teams. If it was any other team Serbia wins this in a blow out.
But the USA showed why they were ranked the #1 team this tournament. You have to take the lead and make it balloon.
G1Spectrum
THANK YOU WARDELL STEPHEN CURRY
AsPeHeat
Opposing Olympic teams: “LeBron is almost 40, this fuckery won’t go on for much longer, thank god”
todellagi
serbia was brilliant just not enough depth
kd451
This game really reminded me of Nuggets-Timberwolves Game 7.
jeric13xd
#CHEF CURRY. What a patriot🐐🫡
Saved our asses. Joker foul trouble was huge. Allowed Embiid to eat. What a legendary comeback
Greatest Olympic game ever??
Xaldes
Embiid, Steph, and Lebron are the greatest Americans of all time.
2holesinbutt666
That quick 6 points hurt Serbia. Momentum building and 4 fouls on the Joker. Damn, Jokic could’ve been Thanos to this US team. But the superstars came in clutch
ShillWalton
I have experienced what it is like to root for Embiid and partake in his wild ride.
I both want off of this wild ride but also cannot stop saying ‘trust the process.’
nutelamitbutter
If Dobric made that three …
Palifaith
Steph Curry
zechef1
Lebron and Steph with the biggest American carry job since George Washington beat the British
Number333
One of the **GREATEST** games I’ve ever seen at the Olympics. Holy shit man, props to Serbia. I thought it was legit over for the US after the Jokic and-1 early in the 4th Q. Serbia’s shooters were CRACKED and making the US pay all game for doubling and leaving guys wide open. Steph/KD/Embiid were incredible late.
AvoXx13337
Steph really showed up when they needed him to huh
suzukigun4life
Steph with 36 points on 61/64/100 splits.
Absolute carry job, with Joel and Lebron doing their thing too.
oemer10line
ALL TIME CLASSIC SERBIA DESERVES MORE THAN BRONZE
spin8x
That’s why you don’t bench Steph Curry
30dayspast
Hell of a showing by Serbia
bigtice
If you didn’t like that, you don’t like International Basketball — and quite frankly, **I don’t know what’s wrong with you**.
As everyone expected, Curry was waiting to explode and saved it for the right game to thwart Serbia’s hopes of an upset.
Shoutout to Bogdanovic who played a hell of a game and showed that he got that *dawg* in him, but it wasn’t enough today.
Spike_der_Spiegel
Amazing game, both teams played incredibly well. The first and fourth quarters had the best FIBA ball I’ve ever seen. So many players had career games. Conditioning felt like a *huge* difference, half the Serbian team looked like they had no legs in the fourth, Jokic included (it especially showed on defence).
We saw some great coaching as well, putting LeBron & KD on Jokic and allowing Embiid to play free worked great. Pre-switching whenever Curry was targeted in the P&R was *really* smooth. Although, then they started targeting Booker the same way and the US was slow on the uptake. The rest of the team looked a lot more comfortable playing with Curry, too, except for that one play where he stole(?) the ball from Embiid.
More minutes from Durant and fewer from Edwards would have helped. Serbia consistently sold out to take away drives.
Also, some of the after-whistle shots we saw were nuts. Booker’s volleyball shot should be a highlight, Curry went crazy high off the glass too.
Van_Horn
The truth is: the whole world is way better at basketball right now than it ever was. With the importance of the 3 ball too, it makes way more likely for crazy upsets and comebacks.
Great match. I love the modern game.
ACTPOCBET
The most important thing for me as a Serb – this was not only Jokic. This was a team.
Every basketball outlet was saying Jokic will have to do a major carry job. He was great, but everyone on the court did their best.
The greatest team ever assembled had to rely on Curry to carry them. Thank you guys for making me believe.
3luejays
What a fucking game, that’s easily game of the tournament
JoJonesy
never doubted it for a second
^(he said, like a liar)
beta_gg
Steve Kerr is a Steph Curry merchant
gbdarknight77
S/O to Devin Booker bro. Probably the most underrated piece of the team.
He’s been killing it on both ends of the floor.
Got my respect.
NBAFalsehoods
Booker didn’t score much but he was huge in this game, particularly down the stretch. Fantastic defense and even guarded jokic at times.
Edwards was… not it today.
GutsTheSwordsman
Also Olympic Booker is a beast in his own right
Sheranes_Father
One of the greatest games of basketball I’ve ever witnessed.
ImS33
KD/Bron/Curry/Embiid/Book just saved Ant and the bench from *generational* slander lmao
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Tear down Mount Rushmore right now and replace it with a new one of Curry, Embiid, Bron, and KD
What an impressive showing by both teams. If it was any other team Serbia wins this in a blow out.
But the USA showed why they were ranked the #1 team this tournament. You have to take the lead and make it balloon.
THANK YOU WARDELL STEPHEN CURRY
Opposing Olympic teams: “LeBron is almost 40, this fuckery won’t go on for much longer, thank god”
serbia was brilliant just not enough depth
This game really reminded me of Nuggets-Timberwolves Game 7.
#CHEF CURRY. What a patriot🐐🫡
Saved our asses. Joker foul trouble was huge. Allowed Embiid to eat. What a legendary comeback
Greatest Olympic game ever??
Embiid, Steph, and Lebron are the greatest Americans of all time.
That quick 6 points hurt Serbia. Momentum building and 4 fouls on the Joker. Damn, Jokic could’ve been Thanos to this US team. But the superstars came in clutch
I have experienced what it is like to root for Embiid and partake in his wild ride.
I both want off of this wild ride but also cannot stop saying ‘trust the process.’
If Dobric made that three …
Steph Curry
Lebron and Steph with the biggest American carry job since George Washington beat the British
One of the **GREATEST** games I’ve ever seen at the Olympics. Holy shit man, props to Serbia. I thought it was legit over for the US after the Jokic and-1 early in the 4th Q. Serbia’s shooters were CRACKED and making the US pay all game for doubling and leaving guys wide open. Steph/KD/Embiid were incredible late.
Steph really showed up when they needed him to huh
Steph with 36 points on 61/64/100 splits.
Absolute carry job, with Joel and Lebron doing their thing too.
ALL TIME CLASSIC SERBIA DESERVES MORE THAN BRONZE
That’s why you don’t bench Steph Curry
Hell of a showing by Serbia
If you didn’t like that, you don’t like International Basketball — and quite frankly, **I don’t know what’s wrong with you**.
As everyone expected, Curry was waiting to explode and saved it for the right game to thwart Serbia’s hopes of an upset.
Shoutout to Bogdanovic who played a hell of a game and showed that he got that *dawg* in him, but it wasn’t enough today.
Amazing game, both teams played incredibly well. The first and fourth quarters had the best FIBA ball I’ve ever seen. So many players had career games. Conditioning felt like a *huge* difference, half the Serbian team looked like they had no legs in the fourth, Jokic included (it especially showed on defence).
We saw some great coaching as well, putting LeBron & KD on Jokic and allowing Embiid to play free worked great. Pre-switching whenever Curry was targeted in the P&R was *really* smooth. Although, then they started targeting Booker the same way and the US was slow on the uptake. The rest of the team looked a lot more comfortable playing with Curry, too, except for that one play where he stole(?) the ball from Embiid.
More minutes from Durant and fewer from Edwards would have helped. Serbia consistently sold out to take away drives.
Also, some of the after-whistle shots we saw were nuts. Booker’s volleyball shot should be a highlight, Curry went crazy high off the glass too.
The truth is: the whole world is way better at basketball right now than it ever was. With the importance of the 3 ball too, it makes way more likely for crazy upsets and comebacks.
Great match. I love the modern game.
The most important thing for me as a Serb – this was not only Jokic. This was a team.
Every basketball outlet was saying Jokic will have to do a major carry job. He was great, but everyone on the court did their best.
The greatest team ever assembled had to rely on Curry to carry them. Thank you guys for making me believe.
What a fucking game, that’s easily game of the tournament
never doubted it for a second
^(he said, like a liar)
Steve Kerr is a Steph Curry merchant
S/O to Devin Booker bro. Probably the most underrated piece of the team.
He’s been killing it on both ends of the floor.
Got my respect.
Booker didn’t score much but he was huge in this game, particularly down the stretch. Fantastic defense and even guarded jokic at times.
Edwards was… not it today.
Also Olympic Booker is a beast in his own right
One of the greatest games of basketball I’ve ever witnessed.
KD/Bron/Curry/Embiid/Book just saved Ant and the bench from *generational* slander lmao