'I felt like I had no choice but to start chanting 'USA! USA!'' explains evepeyser
Kevin Durant of Team USA celebrates after the men’s gold medal match between the USA and France at the Saitama Super Arena during the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games.
In their quarterfinal game against Spain and its semifinal game against Australia, Team USA followed the same pattern: a dreadful first quarter full of easy missed buckets, a slow comeback in the second, brutal dominance in the third, and a comfortable fourth to finish the job. France presented a trickier challenge — after all, they already beat the U.S. once — but this time, Team USA was ready.
France also put forth some top-notch defense, with Evan Fournier of the Boston Celtics guarding Durant, a mostly unguardable player, so expertly in the second half that he was only able to put up eight points. Offensively, France remained pretty solid, with its star, 7’1” Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz, repeatedly finding his way to the rim for easy two-pointers.
Even though the U.S. outscored France in the first three quarters, the end of the fourth was a nail-biter. With 31.3 seconds left, the U.S. was up six, and seemingly had their gold medals in the bag. Then France started fouling, first bringing Holiday to the line, who made one of two free throws. Lillard was fouled next, but missed two free throws that could have instantly clinched the win.
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