'God-like' Curry helps US fight back to reach final

Kevin Durant called Stephen Curry's 36-point effort in the United States' 95-91 victory over Serbia a "God-like performance", as the four-time reigning Olympic basketball champions pulled of f an exhilarating fourth-quarter comeback on Aug 8.

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Curry kept the Americans in the game as the Serbs dominated through the first three quarters and threatened a semi-final upset, leading by 13 going into the final period at the Bercy Arena.

The US then outscored their opponents 32-15 over the last 10 minutes to set up a blockbuster final with hosts France on Aug 10, a repeat of the gold-medal match three years ago at the Tokyo Games.

"Steph, man that was a God-like performance, because he felt like he was struggling throughout the whole tournament," said Durant, a three-time Olympic gold medallist.

"We always said, 'Each night it could be somebody different'. And tonight he showed up.

"Shot after shot, getting a steal at the end, finishing with the lay-up. He was everywhere tonight. It was one of the greatest games I'e ever seen him play"