Coming off an exhilarating 95-91 victory over Serbia within the semifinal spherical on Thursday, Workforce USA males’s basketball workforce is one win away from securing its fifth straight Olympic gold medal. Its last hurdle is France, led by 2024 NBA Rookie of the Yr Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs.
Ranked from least to most necessary, listed here are three keys for Workforce USA to safe the gold medal Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET):
3. Clog the paint
France is taking pictures 33.3% from three as a workforce from distance, with 4 of its prime 5 scorers, every taking pictures beneath 35%. Nonetheless, it compensates with elite rim stress, primarily from Guerschon Yabusele and Isaia Cordinier, who’re the second (12.8 PPG on 55% from the sphere) and third (10.6 PPG on 54.3% from the sphere) main scorers for the Frenchmen, respectively.
