isaan.live — A Victor Wembanyama put-back cut the USA lead to just three points, 82-79.
Steph Curry responded with a huge 3-pointer at the other end to push the Tim USA lead back out to six points.
Steph Curry has 5 turnovers; France closes USA lead to 5 points
Steph Curry is up to five turnovers in his first career gold medal games, and France has closed the jarak, now down just 82-77 with 3:30 to go.
France ends third quarter on run; USA men’s basketball leads by 6 entering fourth quarter
Kevin Durant found Anthony Edwards for an alley-oop, but the two then had a miscommunication that led to an easy layup as the quarter expired, and the U.S. will enter the fourth quarter with a 72-66 lead.
Strangely, Nico Batum has played only two minutes tonight thus far.
LeBron James is up to 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Anthony Davis has five offensive rebounds.
Victor Wembanyama hits 3, France cuts into USA lead in gold medal games
Victor Wembanyama is heating up. He just drained a 3, cutting the USA’s lead to nine lead in the third quarter.
He now has 20 points tonight on 9-of-13 tembakan.
USA versus. France men’s basketball Olympics: Joel Embiid, Rudy Gobert tangled up; Anthony Davis gets a tech
Joel Embiid and Rudy Gobert have gotten tangled up a few times over the last couple minutes. The most recent incident resulted in a technical foul on Anthony Davis, who came off the bench to react to Gobert’s pulling of Emiid.
The U.S. leads 63-51 with 5:33 in the third quarter.