The YouTube video shared breaks down Team USA versus Serbia in Paris with a tight focus on Stephen Curry. The standout performance of Stephen Curry vs Serbia, where he scored 36 points, is highlighted throughout. It shows the early Serbian surge, the USA mistakes, and then the turn. You can see the spacing tweaks, the quick-hitting screens, and the way Curry moved without the ball before popping free. One note for accuracy. The official box score records Curry with 36 points and 9 of 14 on three pointers on August 8, 2024, in the Olympic semifinal at Bercy Arena. That line drives the story you see on screen.
The Cold Start and the Reset that Set up the Heater
All week the talk was about the slow start. Through the first four Olympic games, Curry hit 5 of 20 from deep. He was careful with his shot diet. Surely, he passed up looks he would normally take with the Warriors. He kept saying the floodgates could open at any moment. Then they did.
Serbia built a double digit lead with physical defense and patient half court offense. Curry did not force it. He kept moving. Then the first clean catch and shoot fell. Then the second. Screens got tighter. The release got quicker. He started hunting space two steps behind the line. The rim looked big. By the fourth quarter he was fully réglé, the ball leaving his hands with that calm wrist flick you have seen for a decade. He finished at 36 points with 9 of 14 on threes and flipped the pace of the whole night. USA closed it out 95 to 91.
That was a godlike performance
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The Rally, the Sacing, and the Threes that broke Serbia’s grip
The fourth quarter felt like a test of nerve. Serbia led by 13 to start it. USA needed poise more than speed. Curry gave them both. He hit a wing three off a LeBron advance pass. Then curled into another. He slipped a decoy cut and rose up from the logo. Each make pulled bodies toward him and opened lanes for Joel Embiid. The scoreboard pressure flipped. The crowd noise flipped. The game flipped.
LeBron logged a triple double. Embiid punished switches. The defense finally strung together stops. But Curry was the difference. The video shows it clearly. One player shifted the mood in the building and reminded everyone why USA depth still breaks games. Not every night requires a fireworks show. This one did. Curry gave it. USA advanced to the final. The dynasty breathed easy again.
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