--- title: Inside Steph Curry’s Gold-Medal Shooting Against France description: The first three-pointer Stephen Curry nailed in the final three minutes of Team USA’s 98-87 victory over France on Saturday night at Bercy Arena was fairly basic, for him, though it might have been the most important of the Curry flurry that clinched gold for the Americans, and the first Olympic title of Curry’s career. canonical: https://time.com/7009867/stephen-currys-gold-medal-shooting-usa/ author: Sean Gregory article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-08-11T00:28:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:42:59.154Z article:section: Sports og:title: Inside Steph Curry’s Gold-Medal Shooting Against France og:description: “Just simply marvel at his amazing talent,” said LeBron James. og:url: https://time.com/7009867/stephen-currys-gold-medal-shooting-usa/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e04e75c2d373c4f/698a59c586f68e55a46f573c/steph-night-night-2.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Basketball - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 15 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Inside Steph Curry’s Gold-Medal Shooting Against France twitter:description: “Just simply marvel at his amazing talent,” said LeBron James. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e04e75c2d373c4f/698a59c586f68e55a46f573c/steph-night-night-2.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'I Impressed Myself.' 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The professional basketball stars LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry will join hands for the first time to participate in the Olympic Games._  by [Sean Gregory / Paris](https://time.com/author/sean-gregory/)  ## Sean Gregory / Paris Senior Correspondent Aug 11, 2024 12:28 AM UTC  Stephen Curry #4 of Team United States reacts after a three point basket during the Men's Gold Medal game between Team France and Team United States on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on in Paris, France, on August 10, 2024. Stephen Curry #4 of Team United States reacts after a three point basket during the Men's Gold Medal game between Team France and Team United States on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on in Paris, France, on August 10, 2024.Jamie Squire—Getty Images)  by [Sean Gregory / Paris](https://time.com/author/sean-gregory/)  ## Sean Gregory / Paris Senior Correspondent Aug 11, 2024 12:28 AM UTC The first three-pointer[ Stephen Curry ](https://time.com/7001070/steph-curry-olympics-paris/)nailed in the final three minutes of Team USA’s 98-87 victory over France on Saturday night at Bercy Arena was fairly basic, for him, though it might have been the most important of the Curry flurry that clinched gold for the Americans, and the first Olympic title of Curry’s career. With [France ](https://time.com/6991254/macron-bardella-le-pen-far-right-left-election/)having cut the U.S. lead to three, 82-79 in the fourth quarter, Curry pump-faked, sending French defender Guerschon Yabuselle airborne. He took a dribble to his right, to the top of the key, giving himself a straight line to the bucket. He’s hit this shot on so many occasions. He did it again, and gave the U.S. much-needed breathing room. Three-pointer number two came less than a minute later, with around 1:53 left on the clock and the U.S. up 87-81\. This time, Curry went to his left before delivering the fake. Poor Nicholas Batum, the NBA vet who flew by Curry this time. Bang. Curry started pointing at this chest. 90-81, a virtual dagger.  USA's #04 Stephen Curry celebrates after the USA won the men's Gold Medal basketball match between France and USA during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris on August 10, 2024. DAMIEN MEYER—AFP/Getty Images France, however, refused to buckle. Batum hit a three to make it a 90-84, now a two-possession game. But back down the floor, the U.S. called Curry’s name again. This time, poor Nando de Colo. He fell for the fake. Another Curry three— his third in 88 seconds —and now a nine-point lead for the U.S, with a little over a minute now left. “Just simply marvel at his amazing talent,” said [LeBron James](https://time.com/athlete-of-the-year-2020-lebron-james/), who was named Olympic tournament MVP after the game. James finished with 14 points, 10 assists, and six rebounds against France. For years, James has been at the other end of Curry’s onslaughts. They joined forces, for the last time at these Games and quite possibly, ever, on Saturday. “Keep finding him,” said James. “Keep getting him the ball.” [Victor Wembenyama, ](https://time.com/6280252/victor-wembanyama-nba-draft-lottery/)the stretchy young French phenom who led France with 26 points on the night, responded with a three-pointer of his own, to cut the U.S. lead to 93-87 with 55 seconds left. France was still well within striking distance. Then came the actual dagger. Curry danced with his dribble on the next possession, and with the shot clock-running down—but not quite at zero, so he didn’t _have_ to take the shot—he stepped back and launched what looked like a prayer over two French defenders: Batum—him again—and Evan Fournier. **Read more**: [_U.S. Women's Soccer Team Scores Victory at the Paris Olympics With Thrilling Gold Medal Win_](https://time.com/7009804/us-womens-soccer-team-gold-medal-win-paris-summer-olympics/) “Hell nah,” [Anthony Edwards](https://www.si.com/college/georgia/basketball/anthony-edwards-wins-gold-medal-with-team-usa-at-paris-summer-olympics-01j4z4h4qj2y) said afterwards, when TIME asked him if he thought the ball was going in. “I was kind of like, what the f-ck?” said Bam Adebayo of Team USA. The ball sailed so high, it practically hit the Bercy Arena ceiling. By the time it fell through the hoop—”ohhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!” [screamed one](https://x.com/search?q=steph%20curry%204%20threes&src=typed%5Fquery) of the TV broadcasters—Curry had stumbled toward the sideline, in the neighborhood of half court. Ball game. Curry did his signature [night-night ](https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/1822382962664497338?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet)gesture. “Every shot you take, you think it's going in,” said Curry afterward. “There’s faith in whatever happens. But that was the end of a solid flurry of those shots. At the end of the day, all I saw was the rim. I didn’t see who was in front of me. It was kind of a late-clock situation.” “I impressed myself.” **Read more**:[_Team USA Men's Basketball Team Defeats France for Gold at Paris Olympics_](https://time.com/7009828/usa-france-gold/) Curry finished the game with 24 points, on 8-for-12 three-point shooting, to go on top of his 36-point effort in Team USA’s semi-final comeback win against Serbia. He capped off a memorable Saturday for the United States, which along with the basketball gold, also won women’s soccer gold and three more track and field gold medals on the penultimate day of Olympics competition. “It’s right up there with all of the greatest games of his career,” [said](https://apnews.com/live/olympics-basketball-usa-france-updates) U.S. coach Steve Kerr. “The shot-making was just incredible. But under the circumstances, on the road, in Paris, against France for a gold medal, this is storybook stuff. But that’s what Steph does. 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