How Did Team USA’s Boston Celtics Representatives Perform Against France?

The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris went as well as could have been expected for Team USA who won their fifth gold medal in a row.

Team USA picked up a 98-87 win over France today to finish 6-0 and earn its 17th Gold Medal.

How did the three Boston Celtics representatives on Team USA perform in the game that won the squad the 2024 Olympic Gold Medal?

Jayson Tatum

After sitting on the bench for the entirety of the semifinal game against Serbia, Tatum returned to action against France.

Tatum spent 11:03 on the floor, making him one of the team's lesser-used players. He scored two points, grabbed three rebounds and forced a steal.

Tatum shot 1-of-3 from the field and 0-of-1 from 3-point range.

Jrue Holiday

Holiday was not part of the starting lineup for the Gold Medal Game but was Team USA's second-most-used bench player, logging 18:39 on the floor.

Holiday scored six points, grabbed one rebound and made four assists. Holiday shot 2-of-5 from the field and 2-of-4 from 3-point range.

Holiday's leg injury still could have been slowing him down.

Derrick White

White was one of two Team USA members not to see the floor along with Tyrese Haliburton.

Team USA Head Coach Explains Second Benching of Celtics Star

Team USA narrowly escaped Serbia to earn a spot in the Gold Medal Game of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Just like he did in their first game of the Olympics, Team USA head coach Steve Kerr did not play Jayson Tatum .

Kerr cited "math problems" as the reason for keeping Tatum on the bench.

A NESN article written by Jason Ounpraseuth included a quote made by Kerr after the game.

"It's not what I'm not seeing from Jayson, it's what I’ve seen from the other guys," Kerr said. "Like I've said many times during this tournament and the last six weeks, it's just hard to play 11 people, even in an NBA game.

"Our second unit was not great last night, but that group has been one of the bright spots on this team, especially on the defensive end. So it's not about what Jayson is doing or not doing. It's just about combinations and the way that group has played together, the way Kevin has filled in since he came back from his injury. It's just a math problem more than anything."

Celtics fans will be hoping to see Tatum on the floor in the Gold Medal Game along with Jrue Holiday and Derrick White. They will hope that Steve Kerr has found the answer to the math problem by then.