The U.S. men’s basketball team had a bumpy road to the Olympic final, but the Americans went home with the gold medal. Team USA beat France 87-82 on Friday night to win their fourth consecutive gold medal behind another impressive performance from Kevin Durant. The future Hall of Famer scored 29 points on a 9-of-18 shot in a win, and finished the tournament as the NBA’s all-time leader in points, free throws and three-pointers. “It’s time to win. It’s one game or homecoming. It’s not a series,” Durant told NBC’s Maria Taylor during a post-match interview. “So I have to give it my all for every second I’m out there. I prepare the right way, so I have to go out and have confidence in this business.” Evan Fournier and Rudi Gobert each scored 16 points in a loss. France came short in its pursuit of the gold medal, but it took its first silver since 2000. Sports news provided live updates and highlights from the US men’s basketball team’s Olympic game against France. Check out all the highlights you missed here. France live updates, highlights from the 2021 Olympic Gold Medal Match (All-Time East): USA 87, France 8212:25am – Kevin Durant hit two free throws, Nicholas Batum lost a desperate triple pointer. I finish. The US team wins the gold medal. 12:20 a.m. – After two missed free throws and a violent spin by Team USA, France finds themselves in third place. Team USA had possession of the ball with 10.2 seconds on the clock. 12:15 a.m. – US 84, France 78. Only 31.3 seconds left. Can Americans hold out? Yes, we’ve seen that before. 12:05 a.m. – Soccer Nicholas Batum cuts Team USA’s lead to six. Less than seven minutes to the end of the fourth quarter, the end of the third quarter: US 71, France 6311:55 p.m. Team USA did a great job in the third quarter creating turnarounds and transition exits. France still hangs out, though. 11:50 p.m. – Oh my God. Kevin Durant almost put Rudi Gobert on a poster. 11:45 p.m. – “I’m Kevin Durant. You know who I am.” 11:40pm – Damien Lillard opened the second half with good help from Pam Adebayo and 3-pointer. First Half: USA 44, France 3911: 20 p.m. – For the first two quarters, KD and Tatum were on show. All-star attackers combined to score 32 of Team USA’s first 44 points. Rudy Gobert was a monster in France with 13 points and seven rebounds. This could be a good opportunity for France to attack Team USA’s guards and cut the difference. 11:05 p.m. – Pam Adebayo finds Kevin Durant at the back door for an easy dunk. France has no answer for Durant now. 11 p.m. – Mustafa Fall is a giant human being. Stay here for more in-depth analysis! 10:55pm – Jason Tatum is starting to find an offensive rhythm. End of first quarter: USA 22, France 1810:50pm – Team USA finishes the quarter on 16-6. Nice response from Americans after falling behind early. 10:45 p.m. – To no one’s surprise, Kevin Durant was Team USA’s main offensive line. He earned nine points in a 4 of 7 shot at 10:40 p.m. France jumps to a 10-4 lead midway through the first quarter. Team USA missed the first seven 3-point attempts. 10:30pm – Start for each team…USA: Damien Lillard, Junior Holiday, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Pam Adebayo France: Nando de Colo, Yvan Fournier, Nicolas Batum, Gershon Yabusley, Rudy Gobert France start today Timing : 10:30 p.m. ET | 7:30 p.m. PT The 2021 Olympics men’s basketball gold medal match between the United States and France is scheduled to begin at 10:30 p.m. EST. Slovenia and Australia will play for the bronze medal on Saturday starting at 7 a.m. EST. The game will also be shown on NBC on Friday, August 6 on NBCOlympics.com and Peacock Premium, NBC’s streaming service, which requires a $4.99 per month subscription to watch. , which offers a free seven-day trial of the 2021 Men’s Olympic Basketball Schedule (All Eastern Times) August. 6 Match time USA vs France 10:30 PM August 7 Match time Slovenia vs Australia 7 AM
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