The U.S. men's basketball team has won its fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal by banking on Stephen Curry's stunning 3-pointer. The U.S. team won 98-87 in the men's basketball final against the home team France at the Paris Olympics held at the Versi Arena in Paris, France on Sunday. This marks the fifth consecutive men's basketball gold medal of the U.S. since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the 17th in total.

The U.S. had a 14-point lead over France in the third quarter, but allowed the team to catch up as it lost concentration on defense in the fourth quarter. The U.S. team narrowed the gap to three points with 3:04 left in the fourth quarter.

The U.S. fixer who dumped cold water on opponents' fierce pursuit was Curry. Since then, Curry has tried four 3-point shots and secured the lead by hitting all of them at the rim. With the record 3,747 three-point shots in the National Basketball Association NBA, Curry had eight three-point shots a 67 percent success rate on the day, making 24 points, the most in his team. "Curry gave the U.S. a gold medal with his hot three-point shots. Today was Curry's world," said Curry, who became the first winner of the Olympics in his career.

The FIBA named LeBron James L.A. Lakers, who served as the U.S. commander in chief, as the men's basketball MVP of this year's event. James, who is 40 this year, ranked first in the team in average assist 8.5, rebound 6.8, and second in score 14.2 points. James, who won his third Olympic gold medal in his career, said after the game that he would not participate in any more games. "I cannot imagine myself playing in the Los Angeles Olympics four years later," he said. 파워볼사이트

France met the U.S. four times in the Olympic finals, including this one, and lost all of them.