Team USA is 36-3 all-time in pre-Olympic exhibition games.
Team USA outscored Serbia 77-51 during the last three-quarters of its 26-point win over Serbia on Wednesday.
Curry had 24 points, made six three-pointers and shot 8-of-12 from the floor. Team USA held Jokic to eight points, seven rebounds and a 3-of-10 shooting effort.
The United States is now 3-0 in its pre-Olympic showcase schedule.
Micic opened up the fourth quarter with a three-pointer for Serbia, but the next five minutes would be dominated by Team USA. After getting called for basket interference LeBron James, would highlight the start of the fourth quarter an alley-oop to give the United States a 31-point lead. James would close out the first half of the fourth quarter in the same fashion, after finishing through the foul at the rim.
-Gracie Rawlings, Sports Intern
After struggling during the first 10 minutes of play, Team USA took a commanding lead after three quarters. Curry, Adebayo and Edwards combined for 49 of the United States’ 83-points. Curry and Edwards are 10 of 20 from the floor and Adebayo has six rebounds.
-Gracie Rawlings, Sports Intern
Team USA has executed at all levels during the third quarter. However, Marinkovic and Dobric made back-to-back three-pointers for Serbia to try and cut the lead.
-Gracie Rawlings, Sports Intern
Curry would spark a 19-5 run after converting on a four-point play. Anthony Edwards would follow up with another made three-pointer to give the United States a seven-point lead. Curry, who went just 1-of-6 from the three-point line against Australia, had 18-points in the first half.
Bam Adebayo was solid coming off the bench for Team USA and Davis blocked serval shots around the rim to give Team USA a 14-point lead.
Nikola Jokic had eight points and seven rebounds in the first half.
-Gracie Rawlings, Sports Intern
Serbia started the second quarter with a 6-0 run, but LeBron James executed a three point play after getting fouled on a made basket in the paint.
Two made free throws from Joel Embidd, a layup from Jrue Holiday and a made three-pointer by Curry would tie the game 40-40 midway through the second.
-Gracie Rawlings, Sports Intern
After having to play from behind for most of the first quarter, Anthony Edwards gave Team USA a 26-24 lead with less than a minute to go after making a step-back 3-pointer and going 2-of-2 at the free throw line.
He had another pair of free throws at the end of the first quarter with a pair of free throws, but Serbia tied the game with a layup at the buzzer.
-Gracie Rawlings, Sports Intern
Steph Curry kicked off the game against Serbia with a 3-pointer to give Team USA an early lead.
He would score his team’s first nine points of the game, but USA already faced a 16-13 deficit halfway through the first quarter.
-Gracie Rawlings, Sports Intern
Team USA makes changes to starting lineup Team USA will start Steph Curry, Jrue Holiday, Jayson Tatum, LeBron James and Joel Embiid on Wednesday.
Holiday returns to the lineup after Anthony Edwards started on Monday against Australia. Holiday had already started once for Team USA against Canada.
Serbia will start Aleksa Avramovic, Marko Guduric, Ognjen Dobric, Filip Petrusev and Nikola Jokic.
-Gracie Rawlings, Sports Intern
Free agent forward Aleksej Pokusevski is set to return to Serbia to continue his pro basketball career according to a report from Sportal .
The Thunder selected Pokusevski 17th overall in the 2020 NBA Draft. Pokusevski played 150 games with OKC before being traded to the Hornets in February for Gordon Hayward.
Fellow Serbia national team member Vasilije Micic was also part of that trade.
—Jeff Patterson, Staff writer
What time is Team USA vs Serbia in USA Basketball Showcase?
Date: Wednesday, July 17Time: 11 a.m. CTWhere: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Team USA basketball roster
Bam Adebayo , C (Miami Heat)Devin Booker , G (Phoenix Suns)Stephen Curry , G (Golden State Warriors)Anthony Davis , F/C (Los Angeles Lakers)Kevin Durant , F, (Phoenix Suns)Anthony Edwards , G (Minnesota Timberwolves)Joel Embiid , C (Philadelphia 76ers)Tyrese Haliburton , G (Indiana Pacers)Jrue Holiday , G (Boston Celtics)LeBron James , F (Los Angeles Lakers)Jayson Tatum , F (Boston Celtics)Derrick White , G (Boston Celtics)
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Team Serbia basketball roster
Vasilije Micic , Charlotte HornetsAleksej Pokusevski , Free agentBogdan Bogdanovic, Atlanta Hawks
Nikola Jovic , Miami HeatNikola Jokic , Denver NuggetsVladimir Lucic, FC Bayern Munich
Marko Guduric, Fenerbahce Istanbul
Vanja Marinkovic, Partizan Belgrade
Ognjen Dobric, Virtus Bologna
Filip Petrusev, Olympiacos Piraeus
Nikola Milutinov, Olympiacos Piraeus
Dusan Ristic, Lenovo Tenerife
Aleksa Avramovic, Partizan Belgrade
Ognjen Jaramaz, Partizan Belgrade
Dejan Davidovac, Crvena Zvezda Belgrade
Uros Plavsic, Crvena Zvezda Belgrade
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USA Basketball Showcase schedule
July 10: USA 86, Canada 72 July 15: USA 98, Australia 92 July 17: USA vs. Serbia, 11 a.m. CT, FS1, Abu DhabiJuly 20: USA vs. South Sudan, 2 p.m. CT, Fox, LondonJuly 22: USA vs. Germany, 2 p.m. CT, Fox, London
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