Men’s Olympic Basketball: Semifinals - USA vs. Serbia, France vs. Germany | Who Wins?

The #Olympic men's #Basketball semifinals are set for Thursday in #Paris, with the winners heading to a #gold medal matchup.

From en.as.com about Germany vs. France

"France might have had the home crowd backing them, but they were the heavy underdogs against a Canada team that might be the most loaded roster behind #TeamUSA. It was supposed to be #France’s giant frontcourt against the stacked backcourt of #Canada. In the end, it wasn’t the combined 14 feet of frontcourt made up by Victory #Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert. It was the backcourt duo of Guershon Yabusele and Isiah Corinier who combined for 44 of France’s 82 points. That was their weak spot coming into the tournament. Everyone knew Wembanyama and Gobert would dominate down low, but what would happen if they had an off night? Wemby went 2/10 from the field and Gobert played just three minutes against Canada, but the guys on the perimeter did enough to advance France to the semis to set up a rematch of the group stage game played only a week ago."

From en.as.comabout Team USA vs. the world

"Team #USA has won four straight gold medals and has a team that was built not just to bring a fifth straight gold back to basketball’s home but to send a message to the world that the #UnitedStates is still the top dog when it comes to international basketball."

"Last year, that wasn’t the case. The United States was bounced from the World Cup semifinals to a Canadian team that eventually lost to Germany in the final. That induced a response from the best American players in the NBA to form a super team and show the rest of the world that the United States is still the supreme power when it comes to basketball."

"Last year’s World Cup Champions, #Germany, are in the semifinals, hoping to bring the country the second major international basketball trophy in back-to-back years. The host nation is back in the semis for a second straight Olympics, and Serbia is looking to avenge its loss to the US in the gold medal match at the 2016 Olympics in #RiodeJaneiro."

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