The U.S. men’s basketball team won its fourth consecutive gold medal Saturday after narrowly defeating France 87-82, extending the Americans’ second-longest Olympic streak since 1968.
Kevin Durant dominated the court, scoring 29 points, with Tayson Tatum adding 19 and Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday each scoring 11. Durant now joins Carmelo Anthony as the only three-time men’s basketball gold medalists in Olympic history.
“Being part of the Olympics has been a dream,” head coach Gregg Popovich said.
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France, which has lost all three of its gold medal matches to the U.S., started the first quarter off with an early lead but strong defensive play by the Americans slowly chipped away and the French never took the lead again.
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