Olympic Basketball Bracket 2024: Live Stream Schedule for Men, Women's Medal Games
Team USA will once again have the chance to sweep the basketball tournaments at the Summer Olympics in Paris after both teams won gold in Tokyo. Both the men's and women's teams are unbeaten through the group phases and tournaments, and they will now play for gold over the weekend.
Since earning a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics, the United States women's team has not lost a game in the Olympics, winning seven straight gold medals. A loaded roster has once again led them to the gold-medal game, where they will take on France.
After struggling a bit in Tokyo but still earning gold, the men's team has been dominant in Paris, with its only close game being against a Nikola Jokić-led Serbia team in the semifinal. Team USA will now face Victor Wembanyama and the French national team with the chance to earn another gold.
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Here's a look at the schedule for the men's and women's medal games this weekend.
Men's Basketball Schedule, Odds
Saturday, Aug. 10
Bronze-medal game: Serbia (-1.5) vs. Germany, 5 a.m. ET, Peacock
Gold medal game: United States (-16) vs. France, 3:30 p.m. ET, NBC, Peacock
Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook. Games can be streamed live on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app.
Women's Basketball Schedule
Sunday, Aug. 11
Bronze-medal game: Belgium vs. Australia, 5:30 a.m., ET USA Network, Peacock
Gold-medal game: United States vs. France, 9:30 a.m. ET, NBC, Peacock
Games can be streamed live on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app.
The U.S. women's team, highlighted by a roster that features Kelsey Plum, A'ja Wilson and Sabrina Ionescu, has cruised to the gold-medal game. It dominated Japan, Belgium and Germany in the group phase before beating Nigeria and Australia to advance to the final.
The United States' defense was on display in the semifinal as it held Australia to just 64 points. Wilson tallied four blocks and a pair of steals in the win.
Team USA will now face a French team led by Seattle Storm forward Gabby Williams, who had 18 points in France's overtime win against Belgium. France has lost just one game so far in the Olympics, a 79-72 loss to Australia in the group phase.
Even though France has been solid throughout the Olympics, its roster doesn't compare to the star-studded United States squad. Barring an uncharacteristic performance from Team USA, it should claim yet another gold medal.
On the men's side Team USA has unsurprisingly coasted through most of the Olympics. The United States has won all but one of its games by double-digits, including a 122-87 rout of Brazil in the quarterfinals.
Serbia gave Team USA a scare in the semifinal, but ultimately the United States completed a double-digit fourth-quarter comeback to avoid a repeat of the 2004 Olympics.
France boasts a roster with several NBA players like Wembanyama, Rudy Gobert, Nicolas Batum and Evan Fournier, but with stars like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and more, it's hard to imagine France can pull off the upset on Saturday.
Expect France to keep things interesting, but ultimately this year's gold medal will likely fall into the hands of Team USA for a fifth straight Olympics.
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