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    Olympic basketball gold medal game: USA vs. France tipoff time in Paris

    By Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY,

    12 hours ago

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    The United States men's basketball team is on the brink of a historic fifth gold medal, with a thrilling showdown against the host nation, France, on the horizon in the 2024 Paris Olympics tournament final on Saturday.

    Team USA's resilience was on full display as they staged an impressive 95-91 comeback against Serbia, despite trailing by as many as 17 points at one stage in the game. Steph Curry's recorded a staggering 36 points, which included nine three-pointers. LeBron James and Joel Embiid's contributed 35 combined, a testament to their determination to get the red, white and blue in the finals.

    France, the home team, is headed back to the gold medal game for a rematch of the Tokyo Games against the USA after defeating Germany 73-69. Isaia Cordinier led the scoring for France with 16 points, while big man Victor Wembanyama contributed 11 points and seven rebounds in the semifinal victory.

    Here's how to watch the historic gold medal match between Team USA and France at the Bercy Arena on Saturday, August 10.

    More: USA basketball pulls off furious comeback to beat Serbia: Olympics highlights

    2024 Paris Olympics men's basketball bracket

    Quarterfinals: Tuesday, Aug. 6

    • Germany 76-63 Greece
    • Serbia 95-90 Australia (OT)
    • France 82-73 Canada
    • Team USA 122-87 Brazil

    Semifinals: Thursday, Aug. 8

    • Team USA 95-91 Serbia
    • France 73-69 Germany

    Bronze medal game: Sat. Aug. 10

    • Germany vs. Serbia: 5:00 a.m. ET | USA Network

    Olympic men's basketball: How to watch Team USA vs. France gold medal game

    • Date: Aug. 10, 2024
    • Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
    • Location: Accor Arena, Paris
    • TV: NBC
    • Streaming: Peacock , nbcolympics.com, fuboTV

    HOW TO WATCH: Catch the Paris Olympics gold medal women's soccer match with a Peacock subscription

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