American forward Kevin Durant lit up Serbia with 21 points and five threes in the first two quarters, giving the United States a 58-49 lead going into halftime. As Jokic and a teammate discussed how to guard Durant, head coach Svetislav Pesic entered the locker room fired up and yelled at his team.

Team USA men's basketball's intense rivalry with Team Serbia during the 2024 Olympics was inarguably one of the best parts of the Paris Games. We got our first taste of it during the Americans' 110-84 blowout win in the group stage.

Durant and Team USA ultimately ended up winning the gold, their fifth-straight Olympics doing so. Durant became the U.S.’s all-time leading scorer (men’s or women’s) during the run and also captured his fourth gold medal, setting a new men’s Olympic basketball record.