I was there and still can’t believe what I saw. The whole game every US fan was stressing haha but luckily our guys stepped it up. I hope they let go of Kerr cause it’s back to back years where his lineups are ass. Put Spo in there.
Man, watching that game yesterday with KD, Bron and Steph and now listening to another GOAT in Dan Patrick makes me appreciate our great American sports culture so much. All of them are near the end of the road. I feel like this next generation of NBA players and media just won't measure up. The current American superstars just haven't panned out and the media has turned into a talking head circus. We are going to look back on this as our golden era of sports.
Idk, even this team was missing some pieces: Ja/Trae/PG/Kawhi/Brunson/Mitchell/DFox/McDaniels/Ky/Brown/j.Allen/Hali/Tatum/etc. I’m missing a lot more too 😅
Right. He's a "unicorn" himself (as he labeled LeBron, Curry and KD). He's one of the last great sports personalities. When he's gone what do we have left? A bunch of talking head, hot take clowns.
@@marcusreilly1011 they were 16.5 point favorites for the gold medal game they were expected to win and supposed to blow them out what they did was nothing special
@@marcusreilly1011 no no you’re right though team USA overcame so much in fighting to win gold 😂 I don’t know how they pulled that off while only having all the best players in the world on their team
Steve Kerr for sure. That 3rd quarter substitution when they got it back to about 6 but after the sub it went back up 15 or 17. I'm willing to bet if the game is close against France he will leave some of the players on the floor that has it going instead of substituting everyone at once.
As a Warriors fan. Steve Kerr is fcking horrible. Has only won because he's around superior Dynasty level talent his entire career as a player and as a coach. The players literally stopped looking at him the entire 2nd half and just played backyard ball to get the W.
This was clearly the final of the tournament and the best game of the olympics ! Maybe of the olympics ever also ! The depth of the US team is clearly the main asset compared to the other teams but serbia was amazing all long until they started to be tired on the 4th quarter
@rolandmarkland6844 that's what you got from the game? Lmfaoo you realize it's Jokic going against 4 mvp's and all stars right? It shouldn't even have been that close. It's idiots like you that ruin the game. If Embiid was so dominant, why didn't he go play for his real country Cameroon? Because he knows he would have lost by 100 to Serbia 🤣😂
@@rolandmarkland6844Embiid didn't cook him. Stop spread false facts. When Jokic had his 4th fault which it's a pure joke by the way, he stopped to play tough to avoid thé 5th who put him in the bench. Hé couldn't do that because he is the superstar of Serbia. It's at this moment where Embiid have put his points front of Jokic.
Basically 80s and 90s basketball. NBA wants to promote more offense leaving us susceptible to the world. Or at least have euro training camp. That includes implementing euro refs.
Kerr (9 rings) has assistant coaches Ty Lue(3 rings) and Erik Spoelstra (2 rings) have NBA championship rings for coaching who also have input into decisions, including player matchups rotations and team over all strategies on specific game If there was a decision not to play Tatum against Serbia, it would likely have been a collaborative decision made by the entire coaching staff. But none of the other coaches suggest to put Tatum on the court not only once but twice even they are loosing, WHY? Because the coaches see what you don’t see in the court specially during practice. Don’t worry Tatum will definitely get his silver/ gold medal regardless they win or lose and so far they are undefeated
Exactly. These clueless casuals are unbearable. They seriously think Steve Kerr is ruling with an iron fist and makes every decision on the fly in game decsisions??? No that's not how these basketball games work.
I'd still give the edge to the US because of the concentration of talent within. If Europe was one nation with one team, that'd be one helluva powerhouse, but that's not how it is. But for sure I do see the gap closing more as time goes on. Edit: Thinking about it more, it will be interesting to see how things look when Lebron, KD, and Curry are retired. Not many years left for them. Durant is the youngest of the three at 35.
I think what needs to happen is we need to establish an official National USA Team, that practices or at the very least meets periodically year-round. That would eliminate a LOT of the rotation/acclimatization/connective issues that we have Every Olympics. Because the talent gap is STILL ridiculous, and there's really no sign that *that* is going to change any time soon.
I was watching the game and 3 minutes into the 4th quarter i told myself "They're going to need a miracle to win this game". And then the miracle happened... truly nail biter of a game
Serbia 7 milion people - USA 350 milion people and best league in the world! And Serbia almost beat the USA! Just think about that! 50 states against one small country. Dude!
I don’t agree with this- chemistry is more effective than a team of superstars assembled quickly. I remember when the Philippine team beat the US team decades ago in jones cup. Philippine team had been playing together for years while America was just assembled.
It doesn't matter! You only need 5 great players whether you find from 20 people or 20 million! Basketball is probably the one sport where this happens the most. You see it ever year in March Madness a small basketball school takes down a Power house program!
Honestly, the Olympic Games are a lot more fun to watch when they are close. But this Jason Tatum stuff annoys me. Who is he supposed to take out of the game? LeBron, Kevin Durant? Absolutely not.
@@artistamisto Many people were hoping the women basketball team lose because Clark wasn't on the team, which is a complete disrespect to the team, because the care isn't on team ,just caring about one person is not caring about the sport.
This from SI: Jokic finished the Olympics averaging 18.8 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 8.7 assists. The three-time MVP ranked first total points, rebounds, and assists, becoming the only player in Olympics history to do so.
Serbia was brilliant for 3 quarters. But they broke down in the 4th. I don’t know if it was the US defense or just tired legs or nerves or all of the above… but if they had made just some of their sometimes wide open shots, the US would have lost. I applaud the US for their cold blooded performance in the 4th, but Serbia gave it away and they know it.
Despite the 3 stars, Embiid was the difference. He wasn't in when they got down by 17. Embiid went out in the 3rdQ down 6 - with 11sec left in the 3rdQ, they were down 15. Embiid came in down 8 in the 4thQ. Obviously +12 the rest of the way. Watching the replay - I just noticed the 6-point play... Durant 3pts w/ foul on Jokic... followed up by Booker 3pts.
Why are we so surprised you can win without Jason Tatum the Celtics literally proved that in the Finals 😂😂 this team is 9-0 but you wouldn’t believe it the way Boston is screaming and crying about Jason. No mention of how Derrick White and Holiday are perfect in their roles…
I feel so validated when I said several years ago that Tatum is a really good player but seems overrated. Are people really thinking Kerr has it out for Tatum? Cmon
I love the ignorance, basically saying that JT and Halliburton aren't good enough to play. I hope France kicks their ass Chuck Daly would have never coached this team like that..
US got away with a lot of fouls, one was when Embeid close to the end picked the Serbian player and then moved in front of him and threw an elbow and knocked him to the ground. Curry hit a 3 pointer off that illegal pick. No foul called.Serbia got screwed !
Just imagine if Embid and Jokic switched teams last night! What would Embiid look like if he was in Jokic's place???? So much for the objectivity of "experts" who can even compare Embiid with one Jokic!
What’s more critical in crunch time, having a lot of stats? Or having that killer instinct and imposing your will on the other team? Stats are important and helps get u to a certain point in a game, but n the clutch it is about will! Steph showed why he is a champion. He is an assassin in the clutch!!
İ stopped watching disgusted after 3 qters and suddenly like a 9th inning grand slam it was all over!! A miracle?? After the highlight İ saw 4 guys become “zoned in” and dispose of their enemy. 😲
What happened? They won when it mattered? What happen to Serbia who blew a 17 POINT LEAD going into the 4th quarter??? That's is embarrassing on an epic proportion.
This was good but bad analysis. Serbia didn't not show their hands, they just adjusted after playing the us twice. The reason the first pill play got out of hand was because kd came out playing as if he was a basketball god. He didn't have that game. Kerr, also shortened his rotation. You learn things when you play a team multiple times. Once the us speed going under screens and focused on not letting jokic have too much of an advantage on a switch is when the us came back. Even when he has white is holiday in the post, there was a big playing safety close. When he had kd and lebron on a switch, lebron could body him and kd made sure to use his long arms.
First off FIBA basketball is way better than NBA. Watching the best of US play in this environment is a treat. Second, the world has caught up. It’s good for basketball.
@@nakho3550 you’re missing the point. They don’t even play US is they don’t come back from 20 down and win an OT nail biter. This team wasn’t holding anything back lol. They were shooting less than 30% from 3 before yesterday and went 15-30 before the 4th. They played better yes and just shot off the charts. But they weren’t holding anything back lol. They were out scored by 26 with Jokic off the floor.
I think people got spoiled by the USA teams in the 90s playing countries that wanted to get their autograph instead of playing basketball... The World has caught up and its only a matter of time before USA getting Gold in basketball will not be a forgone conclusion. I believe the Olympics in LA will be the last Olympics you can believe we will win with NO doubt.
Stop with the Serbia played possum for 2 games. The difference was they hit a bunch of threes. They had guys that have been shooting terrible, hit 3s and made USA pay for going under screens. Thats it.
Before the olympics I believed that the US squad is far superior. This game proved me wrong. Referies and luck saved usa team in the last quarter. Btw never happened two teams meet twice before finals. It was aranged for France.
I repeated after this game what I've been saying in the entire men's and women's basketball tournaments. "You have to play 4 quarters to beat the USA." 🏀🥇 I've seen both USA teams give up a quarter, but every country has yet to beat them in 4. USA teams actually win playing 3 good quarters, Serbia could not.
"I mean, you all saw it two days ago against the best team ever, maybe. They needed all kinds of help and maybe luck a little bit. It was, you know, our one three went out, their one three went in. So that was the difference," Petrusev some Serbian guy who played in that match
I disagree that team USA escape Serbia. They beat Serbia fair and square. It was a close game and Serbia played very well in the first half but we beat them the right way. We did not escape them.
@@thunderouso6662 Escape is what Serbia almost did. US came from behind and took the win. How do you not know the difference? When you are ahead and barely win, it's escape. When you come from behind and defeat your opponent, that's just a comeback-win. You are projecting because everything you might get, someone like you isn't expecting, but the US is a team of champions-proven. They are not escape artists. They know how to WIN. You're welcome, maruharrkkah.
@@Stef-oe9dt Man they sure gave them a lot of help. They gave USA two more free throws than Serbia. Wow....what great help. You still have a chance to delete this embarrassing comment.
Thats the thing that still is head scratching to me too is why Jayson Tatum isn’t playing. I hope he gets some run against France. And I agree with Marv - Tatum and brown are gonna torch the warriors next season 😳
@@blacksuede yeah i disagree with Kerr's sub patterns, i don't really think they need to do hockey line shift-style subs and i think tatum should probably be playing over ant but Kerr is looking for those 3-5 minute bursts of crazy defensive intensity that Ant can give that can change a game he just hasn't really had to bring it and in the serbia game his attempts to bring energy were mostly mistakes Serbia massively profited from in the first half i also think playing bam and AD together has not worked well
I could be wrong, but I think something is wrong with Tatum. In these games, he hasn't hit a single jumper, with all of his baskets being around the rim. He has gotten lost on defense and doesn't seem sure as to where to be on offense. He was better in the exhibition games, but for this team, everyone who is playing in front of him have been better options. But even with that, you gotta put him in the game, considering that these players legacies are being written. Holiday and White would been seen the same even if they got DNP's. Tatum was viewed as the best small forward in the game and a top 7 player to many before these games. Certainly a top 3 US players if not higher. Not anymore...
the refs made serbia blow a 17 point lead? Dobric missed a wide-open three because of refs? How about leaving booker wide-open for 3 right after giving KD the wide-open 3 - was that refs fault? Not fouling with 26 seconds left, then fouling curry instead of lebron with 8 seconds left was the refs fault?
@@dennistang5935it was a combination of Serbia's bad last quarter and refs assisstance for USA. Watch it again and you will see. They put a ref who is bosnian muslim , with other words hates everything serbian in this world .
@@dennistang5935and what do you think why they changed the draw all of a sudden over night after the group stage that was present in all the competitions before, that you cant face the same opponent that you faced in group stage?
@@johnnythekid4601 probably lol. He averaged 27-7-7 on 50%FG 35%3P statistically he was the best player on the team but realistically he was 3rd behind AI and Duncan. He was clearly better than Marion, Odom, Jefferson who got more MPG than him. I’m just pointing out that y’all were holding Lebrons ego higher standards than Duncan and Ai two first ballot hall of famers in their prime even tho he played minimal minutes 😂
Wow how cute . Tatum is going to dominate and win a regular season game against the warrior . Whoopie. Anyways hopefully we win gold which is important
We will beat USA another time.. this USA team is one of the best EVER! So, the 3 bes t player is the reason why we lose this time,but they have 100 years.. solo.. see you another time. P.S. This game goes on the ANNALS OF BASKETBALL!!! Congratulations from Srbija
Oak LeBron Curry and KD are unicorns, but what is Jokic then. We cannot compare those 2 teams individualy, it was all about jokic. If this dream team are avengers then jokic is definetly a thanos. But if serbia hit just 1 maybe 2 of their 10 attempts in the last quarter thanos would have won. I cant imagine what an earthquake it would have coused, nba, media, fan outrage, almost as if meteor hit american soil. And LeBronZE James lol that would be hilarious 😂
This is result of American culture valuing athleticism and "potential" over skills. The AAU, One&Done, and the "you not peaked by 21 (college jr) you have no more potential" are what's hurting the NBA!
World seems closer to USA these Olympics. Curry, Durant and Lebron are all-time greats and they clearly made a difference. But what happens when they are gone? I don't see anyone on their level in team USA.
Lebron rarely played in the 2004 Olympics. Media jocks will say any damn thing. Lebron was on the bench most of the Olympics. Lebron said it was a waist of his time. Coach Brown and the Detroit Pistons felt Lebron's wrath during their first matchup.
Serbia should have won the game. Up 2 with about 3 minutes to go and some left handed Serb takes a wide open 3 with 20 seconds on the shot clock and misses. He either should have drove to the hoop or ran some clock. You've got to know the situation. Then down 1 Micic takes a 3 with 13 seconds on the shot clock and misses. Again, should have run the clock and gone to Jokic in the post. Also, add a really poor over-and-back call that goes against Serbia even though KD touches the ball. Still....a country of 8 million vs the US with 300+ million....not a bad showing. I hope they're not so disappointed that they lose to Germany.
That over-and-back call was inconclusive and, in any event, showed how hard of defense the US was playing at that point in the game. They smothered Serbia the entire last 7 minutes of the game and no one can take that away from them.
to be honest ... steph was 1 assists and 2 rebounds from TD as guard!!! but he was 20 points more then LJ .... so we look at 2 boards and 1 assist as bigger then 20 points?? and lets not forget ... the fact Steph gravity it's the reason all had nice game! there is a reason that when he is resting it's -16 and when he is on court it's +20....btw isn't 16 was Serbia lead before the comeback... and won by 4 (20-16)! MVP is Curry!
I think what needs to happen is we need to establish an official National USA Team, that practices or at the very least meets periodically year-round. That would eliminate a LOT of the rotation/acclimatization/connective issues that we have Every Olympics. Because the talent gap is STILL ridiculous, and there's really no sign that that is going to change any time soon.
That semifinal was better than the entire playoffs.
💯
Honestly it’s a 3-0 lead for US really it’s about to be sweep..
I don't know why anyone would expect any different, it's the best of the best with national pride at stake on top of a gold medal.
I was there and still can’t believe what I saw. The whole game every US fan was stressing haha but luckily our guys stepped it up. I hope they let go of Kerr cause it’s back to back years where his lineups are ass. Put Spo in there.
@@am3818 Agreed!
this was probably the best/most exciting game I have watched in past few years.
it's free to watch on the cbc sports youtube, the FULL game
@@skatedurr Thx for the tip
Liar
I was screaming my lungs out
These are facts
Haven’t felt that much anxiety in a sports game since 2016 warriors cavs game 7
Exactly! Whew
Everybody played well in this game though. Draymond ironically was the only on who shot well in that game 7
LeBron James had a triple double in that 2016 game 7 and in this game too.
@@Wyndamn king shi!
@@KingHampton-ul1iw thank goodness warriors didn’t win. Draymond would’ve been mvp
Man, watching that game yesterday with KD, Bron and Steph and now listening to another GOAT in Dan Patrick makes me appreciate our great American sports culture so much. All of them are near the end of the road.
I feel like this next generation of NBA players and media just won't measure up. The current American superstars just haven't panned out and the media has turned into a talking head circus. We are going to look back on this as our golden era of sports.
The NBA is 100% going to suffer a hangover after these three are gone. We got lucky they showed up as quickly as they did after Michael Jordan retired
facts, these 3 are legendary unicorns.
Idk, even this team was missing some pieces: Ja/Trae/PG/Kawhi/Brunson/Mitchell/DFox/McDaniels/Ky/Brown/j.Allen/Hali/Tatum/etc. I’m missing a lot more too 😅
The world has changed. But it hasn’t stopped.
🎯@@300thNPC
Dan please never retire
Right. He's a "unicorn" himself (as he labeled LeBron, Curry and KD).
He's one of the last great sports personalities. When he's gone what do we have left? A bunch of talking head, hot take clowns.
no freakin idea why he doesn't have an Emmy. He is the only sports guy I never tire of listening 2... the Dannettes do play a part as well.
Him and Scott Van Pelt are carrying ESPN honestly. Once they're gone ESPN is going to be hopelessly bad
He is the GOAT....no question
@@300thNPCwhat?
This is definitely a game that will be played in all sports bars across America for a long time ... at least that 4th quarter.
Honestly the whole game. Its better to see the punches the opponent was throwing at you early to appreciate how hard it was to come back late.
Curry's 1st half required Serbia to focus on him and gave room for everyone else. Comments about Kerr were funny.
Makes no sense because the other players are not role players
Curry taking all those shots got everyone off rhythm,
@@mariojimenez227 I think everyone was stunned how he got fed the ball and was making them but then Serbia was answering his flurry
@@stonedecatur6602 Yeah, I know because you sure don't want 36 points from anyone 😉
@@mariojimenez227 😅😅😅 okay 🤡
Children's stories will be written about this game.
About this whole experience . What a tournament for the guys against good competition for once . This medal matters a little more
@@marcusreilly1011no it doesn’t team USA were heavy favorites
@@justthisguy1948 sorry you're a bleak person and can't see it
@@marcusreilly1011 they were 16.5 point favorites for the gold medal game they were expected to win and supposed to blow them out what they did was nothing special
@@marcusreilly1011 no no you’re right though team USA overcame so much in fighting to win gold 😂 I don’t know how they pulled that off while only having all the best players in the world on their team
Booker hit some critical shots! That back to back KD Booker 3s brought us back!
Hopefully the energy from Book and LD translates to this upcoming szn
Refs brought you back...
@@minnuss serbia started floppin like fish out of water in that 4th quarter. absolutely shameless
Book and AD played like mad dogs on defense all tournament . Love it
@@minnuss if you take the booker 3pt away the usa still wins by 1 point
I’ve been watching Steph curry for a long time now. I’ve never seen a player just turn “It” on like he does.
D wade used to do this sometimes...he would be dormant then just explode for 6 minutes late
He is hungry for gold. When Curry wants it. Watch out.
Steve Kerr for sure. That 3rd quarter substitution when they got it back to about 6 but after the sub it went back up 15 or 17. I'm willing to bet if the game is close against France he will leave some of the players on the floor that has it going instead of substituting everyone at once.
As a Warriors fan. Steve Kerr is fcking horrible. Has only won because he's around superior Dynasty level talent his entire career as a player and as a coach. The players literally stopped looking at him the entire 2nd half and just played backyard ball to get the W.
This was clearly the final of the tournament and the best game of the olympics ! Maybe of the olympics ever also ! The depth of the US team is clearly the main asset compared to the other teams but serbia was amazing all long until they started to be tired on the 4th quarter
At least Serbia made this game exciting and real right up to the last few minutes.
Jokic dominated the game. Just not with points. Idk what game Patrick was watching. Every time Jokic had the ball, something good was likely to happen
Like when he went 0/6 from the three line and was getting cooked by Embiid?
@rolandmarkland6844 that's what you got from the game? Lmfaoo you realize it's Jokic going against 4 mvp's and all stars right? It shouldn't even have been that close. It's idiots like you that ruin the game. If Embiid was so dominant, why didn't he go play for his real country Cameroon? Because he knows he would have lost by 100 to Serbia 🤣😂
@@rolandmarkland6844Embiid didn't cook him. Stop spread false facts. When Jokic had his 4th fault which it's a pure joke by the way, he stopped to play tough to avoid thé 5th who put him in the bench. Hé couldn't do that because he is the superstar of Serbia. It's at this moment where Embiid have put his points front of Jokic.
Embiid cooked him in the fourth quarter . Scored 7 in a row. Embiid defense wa impeccable down the stretch @@gaimbz
@gaistill mbz439. Still lost
After I’ve watched this game I think the nba need to change their format make the game physical just like the Olympic
Facts. They really let them play
James Harden would retire immediately
Basically 80s and 90s basketball. NBA wants to promote more offense leaving us susceptible to the world. Or at least have euro training camp. That includes implementing euro refs.
That would be awesome to watch like NBA during 90s.Now Europe teams play like that and games are pretty exciting 💪😎
Not too physical though. We've seen what happens when they let teams play. Detroit Pissants and their boring style of "play."
Kerr (9 rings) has assistant coaches Ty Lue(3 rings) and Erik Spoelstra (2 rings) have NBA championship rings for coaching who also have input into decisions, including player matchups rotations and team over all strategies on specific game If there was a decision not to play Tatum against Serbia, it would likely have been a collaborative decision made by the entire coaching staff. But none of the other coaches suggest to put Tatum on the court not only once but twice even they are loosing, WHY? Because the coaches see what you don’t see in the court specially during practice. Don’t worry Tatum will definitely get his silver/ gold medal regardless they win or lose and so far they are undefeated
You're one of the few people who has made this point and I 100% agree 👍
Never listen to the peanut gallery in the stands..Coaches know their players.
Exactly. These clueless casuals are unbearable. They seriously think Steve Kerr is ruling with an iron fist and makes every decision on the fly in game decsisions??? No that's not how these basketball games work.
They’re catching up next couple of Olympics will be scary
I'd still give the edge to the US because of the concentration of talent within. If Europe was one nation with one team, that'd be one helluva powerhouse, but that's not how it is. But for sure I do see the gap closing more as time goes on.
Edit: Thinking about it more, it will be interesting to see how things look when Lebron, KD, and Curry are retired. Not many years left for them. Durant is the youngest of the three at 35.
I think what needs to happen is we need to establish an official National USA Team, that practices or at the very least meets periodically year-round. That would eliminate a LOT of the rotation/acclimatization/connective issues that we have Every Olympics. Because the talent gap is STILL ridiculous, and there's really no sign that *that* is going to change any time soon.
@Warmaker01 And that means North America would be one team.
@@DJKevvyKevCoolBreezeNational team vs All Star team during All Star game
@@nakho3550 That'd be interesting. . .the All-Stars that didn't make it onto the National Team? Hmmm
I was watching the game and 3 minutes into the 4th quarter i told myself "They're going to need a miracle to win this game". And then the miracle happened... truly nail biter of a game
Yeah, reff...
@@markoblagojevic9602 Nah, crying. 0-3 ugmo. Hide that mug. 🤮🤣
Serbia 7 milion people - USA 350 milion people and best league in the world! And Serbia almost beat the USA! Just think about that! 50 states against one small country. Dude!
I don’t agree with this- chemistry is more effective than a team of superstars assembled quickly. I remember when the Philippine team beat the US team decades ago in jones cup. Philippine team had been playing together for years while America was just assembled.
@@denniszenanywhere The above point still stands. Lol.
It doesn't matter! You only need 5 great players whether you find from 20 people or 20 million! Basketball is probably the one sport where this happens the most. You see it ever year in March Madness a small basketball school takes down a Power house program!
@@gregoryharlston0602 Hahahaha. Cope harder. NYC v team USA, who's gonna win?
Almost isn't good enough. Almost does not get the job done. It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile, winning is winning! And team USA won!😆
Serbia missed their last 10 threes. Team USA made 10 shots in a row, and 13 of their last 14. The 4th qtr is why they won.
Joker 0/6 from the 3 line.
@@rolandmarkland6844 defense.
@@ACT1O1exactly. Defense makes them shots wobbly.
Serbia’s shooters got tired legs.
The Serbs expected to play against 12 NBA superstars and not against 12 NBA players plus three referees
Greatest basketball games ever:
USA vs Spain 2008
USA vs Serbia 2024
The best game I ever seen was heat spurs game 7 2013...
Thrue! I'm from Srbija and this game goes down in ANNALS OF BASKETBALL. Congratulations to USA. Must sad that I'm proud of Srbija!
3 unicorns = a trident. What a game
I can't believe they don't talk about the referee's decisions
Loser
LeBron was by no means 'the best player on the floor'. Steph was the best, and after that, Jokic.
Jokic gets away with so many offensive fouls doesn't play d and didn't make a 3
Steph and Lebron were the 4th quarter leaders. Joker led the first 3 quarters. Duh.
@@brianrobinson4710 Yeah, that's why he's the 3 time MVP of the NBA, and really should have won it another time or 2.
Noah Eagle commentating basketball for the rest of my life sounds great to me. This whole Olympics, he's been amazing
that last Durant shot call...so good
I thought it was Ian they sound exactly alike
I've been watching all British telecasts. They laud the USA, too... men's and women's.
This was Steph’a game!!! Gg❤
Honestly, the Olympic Games are a lot more fun to watch when they are close. But this Jason Tatum stuff annoys me. Who is he supposed to take out of the game? LeBron, Kevin Durant? Absolutely not.
Many people in the U.S, were praying for the U.S. to lose, this whole olympics many America (USA) have been rooting against U.S. athletes.
Which is a shame, really. There are USA athletes in sports that I never watch, but, I’m rooting for them because they represent my country.
Where did you get that
Women's especially. Yeah I wanted Clark to be on... but I wasn't gonna boycott or be a traitor to USA.
Those are Yrumpsters or MJ fans who's love to see Lebron lose than cheer their country. And they talk about being "patriots".
@@artistamisto Many people were hoping the women basketball team lose because Clark wasn't on the team, which is a complete disrespect to the team, because the care isn't on team ,just caring about one person is not caring about the sport.
This from SI: Jokic finished the Olympics averaging 18.8 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 8.7 assists. The three-time MVP ranked first total points, rebounds, and assists, becoming the only player in Olympics history to do so.
Serbia was brilliant for 3 quarters. But they broke down in the 4th. I don’t know if it was the US defense or just tired legs or nerves or all of the above… but if they had made just some of their sometimes wide open shots, the US would have lost. I applaud the US for their cold blooded performance in the 4th, but Serbia gave it away and they know it.
Despite the 3 stars, Embiid was the difference. He wasn't in when they got down by 17.
Embiid went out in the 3rdQ down 6 - with 11sec left in the 3rdQ, they were down 15.
Embiid came in down 8 in the 4thQ. Obviously +12 the rest of the way.
Watching the replay - I just noticed the 6-point play... Durant 3pts w/ foul on Jokic... followed up by Booker 3pts.
So Embiid was the only one taken out?
Com on y’all where is your heart and grit no matter what happens American soul.
People need to give props to steph...that was his moment...
Why are we so surprised you can win without Jason Tatum the Celtics literally proved that in the Finals 😂😂 this team is 9-0 but you wouldn’t believe it the way Boston is screaming and crying about Jason. No mention of how Derrick White and Holiday are perfect in their roles…
People just don’t want to admit it bro but they gon see sooner or later lol 😂
I feel so validated when I said several years ago that Tatum is a really good player but seems overrated. Are people really thinking Kerr has it out for Tatum? Cmon
@@DMaster81you've been sick for years if you believe Tatum is overrated 😂
I love the ignorance, basically saying that JT and Halliburton aren't good enough to play. I hope France kicks their ass Chuck Daly would have never coached this team like that..
I agree with you 💯
US got away with a lot of fouls, one was when Embeid close to the end picked the Serbian player and then moved in front of him and threw an elbow and knocked him to the ground. Curry hit a 3 pointer off that illegal pick. No foul called.Serbia got screwed !
Just imagine if Embid and Jokic switched teams last night! What would Embiid look like if he was in Jokic's place???? So much for the objectivity of "experts" who can even compare Embiid with one Jokic!
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Serbian coach Pesic is Einstein for amercan coachs
An 0-3 Einstein? How does that work, genius? 🤡
@@artistamistoyou clearly only know basketball by watching AAU mixed tapes.
You know nothing about strategy, tactics and planing.
@@artistamistoare u IQ 60 ???
I was watching the recap on first take couldn’t find a good recap….and saw Dan Patrick rushed to this video thank goodness!!
First take for good recap? Lol jokes on you looking for anything worthy from that show.
@@dreamz701 you are correct I became impatient!!! first take is a joke
go watch Bill Simmons pod. that one is very enjoyable too
Thanks Refs!
Team USA!
What’s more critical in crunch time, having a lot of stats? Or having that killer instinct and imposing your will on the other team? Stats are important and helps get u to a certain point in a game, but n the clutch it is about will! Steph showed why he is a champion. He is an assassin in the clutch!!
Dan, that's four of the best players you've ever seen. You left out Jocic".
İ stopped watching disgusted after 3 qters and suddenly like a 9th inning grand slam it was all over!! A miracle?? After the highlight İ saw 4 guys become “zoned in” and dispose of their enemy. 😲
Only one MVP from Serbia against 5 MVP and Top player of team USA. WHAT HAPPEN TO TEAM USA.
What happened is they won. 😁
What happened? They won when it mattered? What happen to Serbia who blew a 17 POINT LEAD going into the 4th quarter??? That's is embarrassing on an epic proportion.
I am very happy it became Steph and KD's showshow.
As much as the match was at the peak of expectations, the referees were at their minimum. Still, congratulations to Team USA
5 MVPs were on the floor in this game! First time in the history??
This was good but bad analysis. Serbia didn't not show their hands, they just adjusted after playing the us twice. The reason the first pill play got out of hand was because kd came out playing as if he was a basketball god. He didn't have that game. Kerr, also shortened his rotation. You learn things when you play a team multiple times. Once the us speed going under screens and focused on not letting jokic have too much of an advantage on a switch is when the us came back. Even when he has white is holiday in the post, there was a big playing safety close. When he had kd and lebron on a switch, lebron could body him and kd made sure to use his long arms.
It's because he was great in the first half thats why they stayed in the game
Great game! Both teams played very well. Serbia could have whined a little less, especially since they were ahead.
First off FIBA basketball is way better than NBA. Watching the best of US play in this environment is a treat.
Second, the world has caught up. It’s good for basketball.
Dan … was Serbia mailing it in when they were down 20 to Australia? Smh … cut it out man
Australia wasn't in their group. They knew they would see usa 3 times if they advanced
@@nakho3550 you’re missing the point. They don’t even play US is they don’t come back from 20 down and win an OT nail biter. This team wasn’t holding anything back lol. They were shooting less than 30% from 3 before yesterday and went 15-30 before the 4th. They played better yes and just shot off the charts. But they weren’t holding anything back lol. They were out scored by 26 with Jokic off the floor.
@@3rdFloor your elevator is not going to the top floor dude. I have no clue what you are talking about.
@@nakho3550 I’m glad you admit you don’t have a clue. Refreshing to hear these days
I think people got spoiled by the USA teams in the 90s playing countries that wanted to get their autograph instead of playing basketball... The World has caught up and its only a matter of time before USA getting Gold in basketball will not be a forgone conclusion.
I believe the Olympics in LA will be the last Olympics you can believe we will win with NO doubt.
7:06 There were Five NBA MVPs on the court during the 4th quarter…
That was a lot like 2008 when wade kobe melo took over in the 4th in the gold medal game
USA got lucky
Serbia got tired
Noah Eagle sounds exactly like his brother Ian
Stop with the Serbia played possum for 2 games. The difference was they hit a bunch of threes. They had guys that have been shooting terrible, hit 3s and made USA pay for going under screens. Thats it.
You don't know basketball at all. Go watch both games and se how many different defenses we put against USA. Learn something.
Like the 1992 Dream Team, enjoy the ride while you can on seeing this level of talent assembled together.
Dream Team was way better
@@christiansoldier77 Nobody cares bro. Stop living in the past.
@@chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa4320 so why do they keep talking about it if no one cares you genius? lol 😅
The 08 redeem team was special ...this team is not on that level...
Before the olympics I believed that the US squad is far superior. This game proved me wrong. Referies and luck saved usa team in the last quarter.
Btw never happened two teams meet twice before finals. It was aranged for France.
I repeated after this game what I've been saying in the entire men's and women's basketball tournaments.
"You have to play 4 quarters to beat the USA." 🏀🥇
I've seen both USA teams give up a quarter, but every country has yet to beat them in 4. USA teams actually win playing 3 good quarters, Serbia could not.
Escaped??
USA came from 15 points, or more, down. And fought their way to a well-deserved victory.
Servia never quit. USA never quit. Wonderful game.
It's not deserved, they got help from refs, and that is so shameful because the US does not need that help.
@@minnussno they didn’t
"I mean, you all saw it two days ago against the best team ever, maybe. They needed all kinds of help and maybe luck a little bit. It was, you know, our one three went out, their one three went in. So that was the difference," Petrusev some Serbian guy who played in that match
Lebron guarding joker in the 4th changed the game 🐐
MVP
Ref from Panama
Ref from Bosnia
I disagree that team USA escape Serbia. They beat Serbia fair and square. It was a close game and Serbia played very well in the first half but we beat them the right way. We did not escape them.
Escape
😂😂😂
How do you actually "escape" a team then?
@@thunderouso6662 Escape is what Serbia almost did. US came from behind and took the win. How do you not know the difference? When you are ahead and barely win, it's escape. When you come from behind and defeat your opponent, that's just a comeback-win. You are projecting because everything you might get, someone like you isn't expecting, but the US is a team of champions-proven. They are not escape artists. They know how to WIN. You're welcome, maruharrkkah.
U remind me of Jim Lampley sir. Salute.
Steph was on the 2014 fiba team
Dont by ofend , but SERBIA is SUPERPOWER in basketball !
Did Serbia get tired as they were less deep?
They played 10 players.
They played against the US + 3 refs, unfortunately.
@minnuss Call the manager Karen and voice your complaints.
Old ass Brom guarding the nba MVP down the stretch . Come on folks . If this guy aint 1 he 2 all time greatest basletball player
A win is a win by 1 or by more. Any loser knows that.
Very true. Even when you get nice help by the refferes, thats still a win written in books. And doping as well. All great.
@@Stef-oe9dt All crying, bruh. 0-3 vs USA. 😭🤡🤣
@@Stef-oe9dt Man they sure gave them a lot of help. They gave USA two more free throws than Serbia. Wow....what great help. You still have a chance to delete this embarrassing comment.
Traveling calls no one mentioned.
Thats the thing that still is head scratching to me too is why Jayson Tatum isn’t playing. I hope he gets some run against France.
And I agree with Marv - Tatum and brown are gonna torch the warriors next season 😳
We are 9-0. Why are you people still crying about Tatum.
@Redclxxd I agree at this point it's just something to say about Team USA.
@@Gypsywasteland Because their priority is Tatum's reputation, the Gold medal comes after. Which is weird.
@@blacksuede yeah i disagree with Kerr's sub patterns, i don't really think they need to do hockey line shift-style subs and i think tatum should probably be playing over ant but Kerr is looking for those 3-5 minute bursts of crazy defensive intensity that Ant can give that can change a game
he just hasn't really had to bring it and in the serbia game his attempts to bring energy were mostly mistakes Serbia massively profited from in the first half
i also think playing bam and AD together has not worked well
I could be wrong, but I think something is wrong with Tatum. In these games, he hasn't hit a single jumper, with all of his baskets being around the rim. He has gotten lost on defense and doesn't seem sure as to where to be on offense. He was better in the exhibition games, but for this team, everyone who is playing in front of him have been better options.
But even with that, you gotta put him in the game, considering that these players legacies are being written. Holiday and White would been seen the same even if they got DNP's. Tatum was viewed as the best small forward in the game and a top 7 player to many before these games. Certainly a top 3 US players if not higher. Not anymore...
the fact lebron is 39 it's mind blowing
Anything is possible with steroids
Le ped
if it wasn't for the help of the referees, the USA would never have won, Serbia gave them a basketball lesson
the refs made serbia blow a 17 point lead? Dobric missed a wide-open three because of refs? How about leaving booker wide-open for 3 right after giving KD the wide-open 3 - was that refs fault? Not fouling with 26 seconds left, then fouling curry instead of lebron with 8 seconds left was the refs fault?
Refs? There were hardly any free throws for either side this game late. Shut the fuc up
@@dennistang5935it was a combination of Serbia's bad last quarter and refs assisstance for USA. Watch it again and you will see. They put a ref who is bosnian muslim , with other words hates everything serbian in this world .
@@dennistang5935and what do you think why they changed the draw all of a sudden over night after the group stage that was present in all the competitions before, that you cant face the same opponent that you faced in group stage?
Cry harder. Serbia choked. Hard. That's not the ref's fault.
Usa and referees vs Serbia, bravo great win
Yall were calling a 19 year old Lebron, “Lebronze” after he played 6 MPG in the Olympics😂 that’s why he’s the goat
so this 19 year old bron had he played major minutes he would have destroyed EVERYONE? is that what you want to say??
No kidding. I don’t get it. Iverson and Duncan people just act like they weren’t the main guys and in their prime.
@@johnnythekid4601 probably lol. He averaged 27-7-7 on 50%FG 35%3P statistically he was the best player on the team but realistically he was 3rd behind AI and Duncan. He was clearly better than Marion, Odom, Jefferson who got more MPG than him. I’m just pointing out that y’all were holding Lebrons ego higher standards than Duncan and Ai two first ballot hall of famers in their prime even tho he played minimal minutes 😂
@@DMaster81 they were both literally in their prime while lebron was in his second year 😂
@@DMaster81exactly 💯💯💯
Wow how cute . Tatum is going to dominate and win a regular season game against the warrior . Whoopie. Anyways hopefully we win gold which is important
Serbia was not going through the motions!!! Curry did the same thing to them in the exhibition. The second game was the KD game...
3:15 Not when he wants too…He always wants too. It’s when his body allows him to 😂
Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum are going to get a 50 piece each against the Warriors next season....
Chuck called it
We will beat USA another time.. this USA team is one of the best EVER! So, the 3 bes t player is the reason why we lose this time,but they have 100 years.. solo.. see you another time. P.S. This game goes on the ANNALS OF BASKETBALL!!! Congratulations from Srbija
Oak LeBron Curry and KD are unicorns, but what is Jokic then. We cannot compare those 2 teams individualy, it was all about jokic. If this dream team are avengers then jokic is definetly a thanos. But if serbia hit just 1 maybe 2 of their 10 attempts in the last quarter thanos would have won. I cant imagine what an earthquake it would have coused, nba, media, fan outrage, almost as if meteor hit american soil. And LeBronZE James lol that would be hilarious 😂
This is result of American culture valuing athleticism and "potential" over skills. The AAU, One&Done, and the "you not peaked by 21 (college jr) you have no more potential" are what's hurting the NBA!
World seems closer to USA these Olympics. Curry, Durant and Lebron are all-time greats and they clearly made a difference. But what happens when they are gone? I don't see anyone on their level in team USA.
USA haved 8 always agains 5 Serbians, 5 players + 3 referries on USA side...they saved USA from loosing this game, facts
Lebron rarely played in the 2004 Olympics. Media jocks will say any damn thing. Lebron was on the bench most of the Olympics. Lebron said it was a waist of his time. Coach Brown and the Detroit Pistons felt Lebron's wrath during their first matchup.
Serbia at the end played against the US + 3 refs, unfortunately.
Four of you forgot jokic
Little known but France has kenny Atkinson the Cavs coach in the coaching staff.
How many points, rebounds, and assists does he average? And what's his defensive rating? Those numbers better be HISTORIC or it's not going to matter.
Oh wow! I’m going to change my pick now.
@@rolandmarkland6844😂😂
When you have an offense that powerful the play motion can get stagnent because you have too many options. USA caught off gaurd by Serbia too.
Serbia should have won the game. Up 2 with about 3 minutes to go and some left handed Serb takes a wide open 3 with 20 seconds on the shot clock and misses. He either should have drove to the hoop or ran some clock. You've got to know the situation. Then down 1 Micic takes a 3 with 13 seconds on the shot clock and misses. Again, should have run the clock and gone to Jokic in the post. Also, add a really poor over-and-back call that goes against Serbia even though KD touches the ball. Still....a country of 8 million vs the US with 300+ million....not a bad showing. I hope they're not so disappointed that they lose to Germany.
That over-and-back call was inconclusive and, in any event, showed how hard of defense the US was playing at that point in the game. They smothered Serbia the entire last 7 minutes of the game and no one can take that away from them.
Everyone brought up how old South Sudan is but no one has brought up how old Serbia is. Why is that?
Nikola Jokic is the best player in the world.
to be honest ... steph was 1 assists and 2 rebounds from TD as guard!!!
but he was 20 points more then LJ .... so we look at 2 boards and 1 assist as bigger then 20 points?? and lets not forget ... the fact Steph gravity it's the reason all had nice game! there is a reason that when he is resting it's -16 and when he is on court it's +20....btw isn't 16 was Serbia lead before the comeback... and won by 4 (20-16)! MVP is Curry!
Steph saved the day
I think what needs to happen is we need to establish an official National USA Team, that practices or at the very least meets periodically year-round. That would eliminate a LOT of the rotation/acclimatization/connective issues that we have Every Olympics. Because the talent gap is STILL ridiculous, and there's really no sign that that is going to change any time soon.
Unless it's the playoffs/ post season play, NBA players do not play hard.
Gold for USA🎉🎉🎉🎉 Booker is getting way too much clock!!!⏰