It didn’t take long for Stephen Curry to make his presence felt during the United States’ semifinal match against Serbia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Less than 20 seconds into the game, Curry put the U.S. on the board with a mid-range jumper and followed with a 3-pointer just over a minute later. Given Curry’s struggles throughout the tournament, his early start against Serbia indicated he was on the cusp of a long-overdue breakout performance.
Team USA had its share of first-half struggles against Serbia, trailing by as many as 17 points before rallying from a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter to advance to the gold medal game against Paris.
Here we take a closer look at Curry’s impressive game against Nikola Jokic and company.
Stephen Curry stats today vs Serbia
After scoring 20 points in the first half, he finished with 36 points, eight rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes of action. Curry shot 12 of 19 from the field and 9 of 14 from the three-point line.
Curry’s 36 points fell one point shy of the U.S. Olympic basketball record set by Carmelo Anthony, who also set the record with 10 3-pointers in the same game.
Curry scored 17 of his 20 points in the first quarter, 14 of them in a span of 3:34. Nothing was more impressive than Curry’s signature three-pointer in front of the U.S. bench.
Chef Curry was COOKING early. ?
14 points in the first THREE MINUTES AND 34 SECONDS.#ParisOlympics | ? USA Network and Peacock image.twitter.com/TnUR25TnAp
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 8, 2024
Yeah, I was feeling it.
Despite Curry’s heroics, Team USA trailed by as many as 17 points in the first half and went into the break down by 11. The Warriors star produced more heroics in the second half, including the three-pointer that would ultimately put Team USA ahead for good.
