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USA vs. France – Live updates, results: LeBron James and Steph Curry face Victor Wembanyama in the Olympic gold medal duel in basketball

USA vs. France – Live updates, results: LeBron James and Steph Curry face Victor Wembanyama in the Olympic gold medal duel in basketball
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After one of the most exciting basketball games in Olympic history in the semifinal against Serbia, the US national basketball team is ready for its final test. LeBron James, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and Co. will fight for the gold medal against host France in Paris on Saturday evening.

While reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama helped France win, lesser-known players like Guerschon Yabusele and Isaia Cordinier also shone on the road to the final. France steamrolled Germany in the semifinals and Greece in the quarterfinals, while the USA steamrolled Brazil in the quarterfinals before a shock loss to Serbia in the semifinals.

It will certainly not be a friendly environment for the Americans at the Bercy Arena, but can they manage to win their fifth gold medal in a row?

  • Date: Saturday, August 10

  • Time: 3:30 p.m. ET | 12:30 p.m. PT

  • Location: Bercy Arena | Paris, France

  • Channel: USA Network, NBCOlympics.com, Peacock, Fubo

Follow Yahoo Sports for all the live updates, highlights and more as Team USA takes on host nation France for the gold medal.

Live31 updates

  • Third quarter: USA 72, France 66

    Evan Fournier hits a 3, followed by a steal and a layup by Nando De Colo. Kevin Durant blocked the shot, but the goalie counted the basket. There are goalie rules under FIBA ​​rules, folks.

    The USA goes into the fourth quarter with a lead of 72:66.

  • Anthony Edwards dunks a lob from Kevin Durant

    More from Anthony Davis, who gets a steal and blasts a pass to Kevin Durant. On a two-on-one break, fans knew a lob was coming, and Durant got the ball to Anthony Edwards for a fast-break dunk.

    USA 72. France 61.

  • Anthony Davis makes his presence known

    Anthony Davis grabbed an offensive rebound and made a layup, then blocked a shot from Guerschon Yabusele on the other end of the court.

    USA 70, France 61.

  • Wemby scores 3

    France reduced the USA’s lead to 65:56 with a three-pointer from Victor Wembanyama. Time-out for the USA

  • France could have reduced the deficit to eight points after Steph Curry lost the ball. But Bilal Coulibaly fails to convert a layup. Joel Embiid gets a pass to LeBron James, who makes a dunk.

  • Victor Wembanyama loses a shoe

    It is not known whether or not the French delegation will wear this shoe at the closing ceremony on Sunday.

  • Technical foul against Anthony Davis

    At first it looked like Joel Embiid had received a penalty for messing with Rudy Gobert.

    However, the referees called a technical foul against Anthony Davis because he was standing in the corner of the court when the ball was thrown in from the bench.

  • Pick and Roll by LeBron and Curry

    Steph Curry sets a slip screen for LeBron James. When France doubles LeBron, he finds Curry for an open three-pointer. USA 61, France 47, 6:57 remaining in the third quarter.

    Curry scored 12 points and made 4 of 8 three-pointers.

  • No break for LeBron, Curry and Durant

    US coach Steve Kerr will rely on his three stars. LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant will not play. After this battle for the gold medal, there are no more games to be played at the Olympic Games. They have the rest of the summer to rest.

  • The second half is underway

    Kevin Durant hits a mid-range shot over Victor Wembanyama to restore the U.S. team’s 10-point lead to 51-41.

  • Halftime: USA 49, France 41

    Guerschon Yabusele scores a layup just before the final whistle, reducing France’s halftime lead to eight points (49–41).

    Yabusele leads France with 15 points, followed by Victor Wembanyama with 13.

    Leading the way for Team USA is Devin Booker, who has scored 13 points on 5 of 7 shooting (2 of 3 threes). LeBron James has seven, while Anthony Edwards, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant each have six points.

  • 3-point shots make a big difference

    Jrue Hoilday hits a 3 to bring the USA back to within 10 points, 49-39. The US team is shooting 45% (9 of 20) from the 3-point line, while France is struggling at 19% (3 of 16).

  • USA extends lead to 10 points

    A 3-pointer by Steph Curry and a 3-point play by Devin Booker (foul against Evan Fournier) give the USA their biggest lead of the game, 46–36.

  • Guerschon Yabusele with the poster

    Guerschon Yabusele dunks over LeBron James and draws a foul. France’s bench and the home crowd cheer. USA still ahead, 40-36.

  • USA with 12:6 in the race

    The US team fights back and beats France 12-6, extending its lead to five points. LeBron James scored four points during the run, and Steph Curry and Devin Booker hit threes. France calls a timeout.

  • France with 8-0 run

    A dunk by Bilal Coulibaly puts France ahead 25-24. France has scored the last eight points and the USA takes a timeout.

  • France heats up 3

    Guerschon Yabusele and Matthew Strasel scored two consecutive three-pointers for France. Strasel’s three-pointer went in.

  • 1st quarter: USA 20, France 15

    Great pace after one quarter of play. USA leads 20-15.

    Devin Booker leads Team USA with seven points, followed by Anthony Edwards with six points.

    Victor Wembanyama also scored seven points for France.

    One thing to watch out for is France’s three-point shots: in the first half, they only made 1 of 9 three-point shots.

  • LeBron’s no-look pass

    There have been plenty of dunks so far in this gold medal game, but LeBron James provides an early highlight with a nifty no-look pass behind his back to Devin Booker in the basket area.

  • LeBron James imitates Michael Johnson in this gold medal game

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