PARIS — Steph Curry's late-game heroics and a lightning-fast American transition attack denied France its storybook basketball ending Saturday night.
The United States consistently cashed in French turnovers and misses into fastbreak points and Curry scored a team-high 24 points in a 98-87 American win in the men’s basketball gold medal game.
Curry gave the Bercy Arena fans his "night, night" taunt after the final, dagger jumper.
The four-time NBA champ Curry said the gold medal is something he'll always cherish.
He's now among nine players who can boast of having a NBA championship ring, regular season MVP honor, finals MVP award and an Olympic gold medal.
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