Watch: Steph Curry makes an unbelievable no-look-bounce bucket ahead of game vs Puerto Rico
On Saturday, Steph Curry and Team USA will compete in their final game of the Group Phase against Puerto Rico after going 2-0 with wins against Serbia and South Sudan in their first two games of the 2024 Paris Olympics. While Steph Curry struggled with his shot in Team USA's win over South Sudan, he was locked in during practice, hitting several bounce-shots.
Video footage shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, by Warriors on NBC showed Curry knocking down a series of bounce shots in practice. After the first shot, he seemed to find his rhythm, throwing in some hilarious dance moves while waiting for his shots to go in.
Here's the video:
Steph Curry and Team USA's game against Puerto Rico is scheduled for an 8:15 a.m. Pacific (11:15 a.m. Eastern) tip-off on Saturday, Aug. 3, as the group looks to keep its unbeaten record intact.
Additionally, given that point differential is the deciding factor when seeding teams in the playoffs, Team USA coach Steve Kerr wants to see his players go all-out throughout the entirety of the game.
The team leads Group C with an undefeated record and a 43-point differential, while Serbia is second with a 1-1 record and a 15-point differential.
Looking at how Steph Curry has played for Team USA leading up to, and throughout the Olympics
This year, Steph Curry is competing for Team USA for the first time at the Olympic Games. While the four-time NBA champ has won two gold medals with Team USA in the FIBA World Cup, he has never won an Olympic medal. Given that this is most likely his last chance to win an Olympic medal, the stakes couldn't be higher.
Leading up to the Olympics, Curry and Team USA went undefeated across their four international friendly games. In the first game against Canada, Curry scored 12 points while recording two rebounds and three assists and shooting 4-7 from the floor.
Curry struggled in the Jul. 15 friendly against Australia, scoring just three points on 1-6 shooting from the floor but bounced back in a big way in Team USA's Jul. 17 friendly against Serbia, recording 24 points on 8-13 shooting.
After struggling with his shot in Team USA's narrow 101-100 win over South Sudan and Team USA's 92-88 win over Germany leading up to the Olympics, he scored an efficient 11 points on 50% shooting in the opening game of the Group Phase on Jul. 28.
In Team USA's dominant 103-86 rematch against South Sudan in the second game of the Group Phase, Curry again struggled, shooting just 1-9 from the floor with three points and four assists.
While he hasn't been as consistent as he usually is in the NBA, Steph Curry and Team USA are heavy betting favorites leading up to Saturday's game against Puerto Rico.