The Rio Olympics come to a close on August 21st, which is also when the basketball gold medal gets decided.

Team USA beat Team Spain 82-76 in a close game to advance to their 3rd straight gold medal match in Olympic play.

Team Serbia will get a second chance at Team USA this tournament, this time with much higher stakes.

Team Serbia delivered a blowout win against Team Australia to ensure themselves at least a silver medal at these Olympics.

Serbia was originally a part of Yugoslavia, who took home the silver medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.

Team USA beat Yugoslavia for that gold medal, and this serves as somewhat of a rematch to that game 20 years later.

Klay Thompson lead Team USA in scoring during their 82-76 win over Team Spain, scoring 22 points.

Kevin Durant scored 14 points and moved into 2nd place all time on the Team USA Olympic scoring list.

Team USA improved to 12-0 against Team Spain in Olympic play, which is the most wins they have against any country.

The bronze medal game between Team Australia and Team Spain will take place on Sunday before the gold medal matchup.

If Team USA wins the gold medal, they will extend their consecutive wins streak to 76, which would set an all time team mark.

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