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USA vs France is set to be the Finals of the 2020 Olympics basketball and here are the live stream details, preview, prediction, and more
After their respective semi-final wins on Thursday at Saitama Super Arena in Japan, Team USA will face off France in the men’s basketball gold-medal game at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The United States managed to defeat Australia 97-78, after overcoming an early 15-point deficit.
Kevin Durant scored a dominant 23 points and nine rebounds, while Devin Booker chipped in 20 points for the Americans. Recent NBA champion, Jrue Holiday had eight rebounds and eight assists.
On the other hand, Patty Mills of Australia scored just 15 points and shot only 36% from the field.
Team USA will now be looking for their fourth straight Olympic gold medal on Friday, Aug 6, at 10:30 PM EDT.
In the second semi-final, France faced a serious threat from Luka Doncic and Slovenia. The French escaped a narrow defeat as Nicolas Batum made a game-saving block in the final seconds of the game to manage a 90-89 victory. Batum finished with three points, five rebounds, and four blocks in the game.
France will make its first gold medal game appearance since 2000.
Nando De Colo of France scored 25 points, while Evan Fournier of New York Knicks scored 23 points before fouling out in the final minute. Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert scored nine points and grabbed 16 rebounds.
Slovenia’s and Dallas Mavericks superstar, Luka Doncic recorded the third triple-double in Olympic men’s basketball history, scoring 16 points, 18 assists, and 10 rebounds. Mike Tobey led Slovenia with 23 points, while Klemen Prepelic notched 17 points.
Slovenia will face Australia for the bronze medal on Saturday, Aug 7, at 7 AM EDT.
Where: Saitama Super Arena in Japan
Tokyo Time: Saturday, Aug. 7, at 11:30 a.m. JST
U.S. Time: Friday, Aug. 6, at 10:30 p.m. ET
The Olympics is being televised in 130 countries, till the 8th of August.
All eyes will be on the Finals as both the teams are on the verge of creating history. USA is looking for its fourth straight gold medal while France is looking for its maiden gold medal in Olympics.
The channels broadcasting are— NBC USA, NBCSN, CNBC, Olympic Channel, and Golf Channel, and Peacock. India will be streaming the Olympics on Sony Ten channels in both SD and HD, apart from the app.
USA – NBC & Peacock TV
UK – BBC TV
India – Sony Liv
The Olympic opener was a disaster for Team USA as they lost against France. Team USA also lost exhibition games against Nigeria and Australia.
Gregg Popovich’s team has quite reached the dominant form that’s expected from the U.S. Since that Group A loss to France, they have won four straight games by an average of 30.5 points to reach the final.
The United States is likely to need a similar well-rounded performance to win gold, especially since France was able to hold KD to 10 points in the teams’ prior meeting in the Games.
Team USA also needs to protect the basketball. The U.S. pulled away from Australia despite a mediocre 19-16 assist-to-turnover ratio. Team USA should look to keep the turnover figure below 10 in the final. They gave the ball away 12 times against France the first time around.
Meanwhile, France heads into the rematch with the U.S. undefeated in the tournament. Needless to say, beating the Americans for a second time will be a tough test. The win will give France its first Olympic gold medal in men’s basketball. It won silver in 1948 and 2000.
French center Rudy Gobert is set to play a critical role against the U.S. team. If Gobert can dominate on the low block, France will have a real shot at winning the gold-medal game.
However, Team USA’s recent resurgence makes them the favorite heading into the final.
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