It was the 17th gold medal in 20 Olympics the Americans have participated in. The five consecutive golds is the second-longest streak for the men to the US winning the first seven Olympic competitions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Stephen Curry finished with 24 points on eight 3-pointers and had five assists. Kevin Durant, the all-time leading men\u2019s or women\u2019s scorer in US Olympic basketball history, started his only game of this Olympiad and had 15 points, four rebounds and four assists.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
LeBron James, the NBA\u2019s career scoring leader and U.S. Olympic assists leader, added 14 points, 10 assists and six rebounds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Devin Booker had 15 points and six rebounds and Anthony Davis had eight points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots for the U.S,who are 144-5 in Olympic history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The gold just added to the legacy of a U.S. roster that included players with 15 NBA championships, four with NBA MVPs, seven of the last 13 NBA Finals MVPs and four members of the NBA\u2019s 75th anniversary team (James, Curry, Durant and Davis).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Devin Booker had 15 points and six rebounds and Anthony Davis had eight points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots for the U.S,who are 144-5 in Olympic history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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