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  The United States wins its fifth consecutive gold medal with a 98–87 win over France. Steph Curry again lifts Team USA to a win with 24 points and three consecutive 3-pointers to clinch the game.

• Team USA’s LeBron James and Steph Curry were named to FIBA’s All-Star Five for the 2024 Olympics men’s basketball tournament.

  France’s Victor Wembanyama, Serbia’s Nikola Jokic and Germany’s Dennis Schroder finished out the Olympic All-Star lineup.

• LeBron James now has an Olympics MVP trophy to add to his three NBA MVP awards.

  James averaged 14.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 8.5 assists during Team USA’s six-game run to a fifth consecutive gold medal.

• Victor Wembanyama hits a 3 for France to cut USA’s lead to six. But Steph Curry follows up with a high-arching shot over a double-team for his third straight 3-pointer.

• Steph Curry to the rescue again for Team USA.

  After France twice cut the U.S. lead to six points, first on a jumper from Nando De Colo, then a three by Nicolas Batum, Curry answered both scores with 3-pointers.

  USA 93, France 84 with 1:14 left.

• Kevin Durant makes two free throws after rebounding a missed Victor Wembanyama three. USA builds its lead back up to eight and France calls timeout with 2:22 remaining in the game.

• France cuts USA’s to three, 82–79, with Victor Wembanyama tipping in his own miss.

  Steph Curry follows up with a 3-pointer to stop France’s run and restore USA’s lead to 89–75.

• The U.S. and France each trade two turnovers, both of Team USA’s by LeBron James.

  LeBron then commits a foul after another turnover, this one by Steph Curry, stopping Guerschon Yabusele from a dunk.

  Yabusele makes one of two free throws. France cuts USA’s lead to 82

• Devin Booker rebounds a LeBron James miss and finds Jrue Holiday for a 3-pointer and an 80–69 USA lead.

• Kevin Durant tried to take Mattias Lessort one-on-one before dishing off to Jrue Holiday. Holiday draws a double-team with Lessort trying to help as the shot clock winds down. Holiday passes to Durant for a long 3 with the shot clock expiring.

  USA 77, France 68.

• Evan Fournier hits a 3, followed by a steal and layup from Nando De Colo. Kevin Durant blocked the shot, but goaltending was called to count the basket. There IS goaltending under FIBA rules, folks.

  The U.S. takes a 72–66 lead into the fourth quarter.

• More from Anthony Davis, who gets a steal and an outlet to Kevin Durant. With a two-on-one break, fans knew a lob was coming and Durant got the ball to Anthony Edwards for a fast-break dunk.

  USA 72. France 61.

• Anthony Davis snared an offensive rebound and converted a layup. On the other end of the floor, he then blocks a Guerschon Yabusele shot.

  USA 70, France 61.

• France has cut the USA lead to 65–56 on a Victor Wembanyama 3-pointer. Timeout for the U.S.

• France had a chance to cut the margin to eight points after Steph Curry turns it over. But Bilal Coulibaly can’t convert a layup. Joel Embiid gets an outlet pass to LeBron James for a dunk.

• No word on whether or not the France delegation will ride in that shoe during the closing ceremony on Sunday.

• Initially, it looked as if Joel Embiid might have been whistled for getting tangled up with Rudy Gobert.

  But referees called a technical foul on Anthony Davis for standing on the corner of the court from the bench as the ball was being inbounded.