Team USA was only one step away from elimination Paris-2024of one of the biggest surprises in US Olympic history. Whether he wears the number 30 or 4 on his jersey makes little difference: he was expected to deliver an explosive performance Stephanie Curry in these Olympic games – which had gone relatively unnoticed until then – at the decisive moment of the semi-final against Serbia.
He started off with a bang, scoring 20 points in the first half and keeping the USA afloat as it came back from a 17-point deficit, finishing with the USA’s second-best performance at the Olympics (only surpassed by Carmelo AnthonyHe scored 36 points, including 9/14 from beyond the three-point line.
The best individual performances in the history of the US team at the Olympic Games
| # | player | Against | Points |
| 1 | Carmelo Anthony | Nigeria | 37 |
| 2 | Stephen Curry | Serbia | 36 |
| 3 | Carmelo Anthony | Australia | 31 |
| 4 | Stephen Xavier Marbury | Spain | 31 |
| 5 | Kevin Durant | Serbia | 30 |
| 6 | Klay Thompson | France | 30 |
| 7 | Kevin Durant | Spain | 30 |
| 8 | Charles Barkley | Brazil | 30 |
| 9 | Adrian Delano Dantley | Yugoslavia | 30 |
In his first Olympic semi-finalthe boss – in addition to a historic triple-double of LeBron James and a clutch Kevin Durant – cooked and served a Michelin-starred dish that left a bitter taste in Serbia’s mouth. Curry has his sights set on his first Olympic gold, and France is on alert.
