Tag: USA vs. France

Watch: Steph Curry reacts to winning his first Olympic gold medal

The two-time Most Valuable Player soaked up the scene after winning his first Olympic gold medal.

Stephen Curry has accomplished nearly everything you can on a basketball court. Four NBA championships, two Most Valuable Player awards, NBA’s All-Time leader in made 3-pointers, multiple All-Star appearances and more.

Despite all his achievements, the Golden State Warriors point guard was missing one thing on his already decorated resume — an Olympic gold medal.

However, with a win on Saturday in Paris, Curry added an Olympic gold medal to his trophy case. Curry didn’t just secure his elusive gold medal, but he took over the Olympic stage.

Curry slammed the door on France in the final minutes, scoring 19 points in the fourth quarter with a flurry of jaw-dropping 3-pointers. Curry led the Americans with 24 points on eight made triples in the Gold Medal Game.

Following Team USA’s win for gold over France, Curry was interviewed by Mike Tirico the NBC Sports broadcast crew. Curry spoke about Team USA’s performance against France and what it’s like get an Olympic gold medal.

Via @NBCOlympics on Twitter:

After Team USA received their medals and left the court, Curry took to Twitter to celebrate and share some photos.

Via @StephenCurry30 on Twitter:

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Team USA, Steph Curry secure gold medal with thrilling win vs. France

Steph Curry can add Olympic gold medalist to his resume.

Stephen Curry can now officially add a new line to his already-decorated basketball resume. The Golden State Warriors All-Star guard is an Olympic gold medal winner. Curry didn’t only help Team USA secure the gold medal in a thrilling win over France, the two-time NBA MVP did it in style.

Following a quiet start against France, Curry came alive in signature fashion down the stretch. With the game close in the fourth quarter, Curry drilled a barrage of 3-pointers in the final three minutes, including a miraculous dagger triple over two French defenders.

Curry finished with a team-high 24 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field with eight made 3-pointers and five assists in 30 minutes. Curry led Team USA with red-hot performances in both the semifinals and Gold Medal Game.

Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and LeBron James all tallied double-figure scoring performances in Team USA’s 98-87 win over France on Saturday in Paris.

Watch highlights from Saturday’s game in Paris via YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0EV_Ci6zlY

Team USA has now won five-straight Olympic gold medals in men’s basketball.

 

Watch: Steph Curry hits ‘night, night’ celebration after knocking down ridiculous dagger vs. France

Steph Curry brought out the “night-night” celebration to the Gold Medal Game at the Olympics.

Steph Curry brought his full bag of tricks to the Olympics in Paris.

After dropping 36 points in the semifinals against Serbia on Thursday, the Golden State Warriors All-Star guard caught fire again in the Gold Medal Game on Saturday against France.

Curry was unstoppable down the stretch, scoring 19 points in the fourth quarter. Curry’s barrage of long-distance jumpers helped put away France and secure the gold medal in Paris. During his fiery run in the final three minutes, Curry buried a ridiculous high-arcing jumper over multiple French defenders that served as Team USA’s final dagger on the way to the gold medal.

Following his jaw-dropping 3-pointer over two defenders, Curry pulled out his signature “night, night” celebration for the crowd in Paris. LeBron James, Kevin Durant and other Team USA teammates all began to show off the night, night celebration.

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On his way to a gold medal, Curry finished with a team-high 24 points with eight made 3-pointers against France.

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