On July 29, Beijing time, the United States men's basketball team played against the Serbia men's basketball team in the men's basketball group stage of the Paris Olympics. Although Serbia has a big name like Jokic, it is still powerless to resist against the all-star team of United States. In the end, the United States men's basketball team defeated the Serbia men's basketball team 110-84.

Technical Statistics:

Team United States: James 21 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, Durant 23 points, Curry 8 points, Booker 12 points and 5 assists, Edwards 11 points and 5 rebounds, Holiday 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists

Serbia: Jokic 20 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals, Bogdanovic 14 points and 6 rebounds, Dobrich 13 points, Avranovic 10 points, Micic 11 points

At the start of the first quarter, Bogdanovic opened the scoring for Serbia with a steal and Jokic assistedAvramovich scored again. Serbia was stealed, and James made a layup to break the scoring drought for United States. Serbia played well and quickly led 10-2. Curry's signature three-pointer stopped the bleeding, and Booker also wore a hundred steps. Durant, Edwards fired from the outside, and the United States team went on an 11-0 run to complete the comeback. At the end of the first quarter, United States led Serbia 25-20.

At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Durant was full of firepower, and God blocked and killed God and Buddha. With Embiid's step-back jumper, the United States team took the lead for the first time. Jokic responded with a basket 2+1, and then shot inside and outside to help Serbia close the gap to four points. James and Curry fired one after another on the outside, and Serbia's firepower was also not to be underestimated, and the difference between the two sides was getting smaller and smaller. At the critical moment, Durant and Edwards teamed up to score points, and the United States team had another small surge to lock the halftime score at 58-49, and the United States team took the lead.

In the rematch, James scored first on a layup, and Holiday added three points with a long knife from the outside, and the difference between the two sides reached double digits again. The two sides then went back and forth, and the difference remained around 10 points. James reported that he was not old, and he hit the basket one after another, and the United States once again opened the gap. Serbia lost one game after another and could only rely on free throws to close the gap. At the end of the quarter, Durant once again stood at the free throw line, and Bam Adebayo turned over and jumped to continue to widen the difference. With Edwards hitting up and down throws, United States led 84-65.

At the start of the final quarter, both sides began to shoot down, and only Adebayo scored in the first three minutes with an open basket. Before the words fell, Jokic threw a shot, Micic chased a three-pointer, and Serbia played a wave of 8-2 mini-climax. Holiday stepped back for a three-pointer in the corner, Curry broke through and hit the free-throw line, and the United States still had a lot of work on their hands. Marinkovic responded with a three-pointer, and the United States returned from a timeout to stop the bleeding. In the final moments, Serbia had no hope of turning the tables, but they were still trying to chase the points, after all, it was possible that there would be a small score in the group stage. In the end, the United States men's basketball team defeated the Serbia men's basketball team 110-84.

United States starters: Holiday , Embiid, James, Curry, Booker

Serbia starters: Petroshev, Bogdanovic, Dobrić, Jokic, Avramovich