The United States Men’s Basketball team started slow, but finished strong and won another exhibition game on Wednesday. It was their third exhibition win, as they prepared for their trip to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The United States won the game 105-79. After being tied 28-28 after one, the USA outscored Serbia 55-30 in the middle two periods to run away with the win.
For UCLA Bruins basketball star Jrue Holiday played 21 minutes in the game and scored 8 points on 3 of 4 shooting. The leading scorer for the United States was Steph Curry, who nailed six three-point shots, and scored 24 points.
Nikola Jokic was the top scorer for Serbia in the game. He scored 16 points and recorded 11 rebounds in the loss.
Ooooh, Jrue Holiday with a slick behind-the-back pass to Steph Curry. What a play. pic.twitter.com/ZRJw8iiy5R
— Trevor Hass (@TrevorHass) July 17, 2024
Team USA will now head to London to take South Sudan in another exhibition game. Their final warm-up will be on July 22nd, as they take on Germany. Both games will be on FOX.