LIVE. Basketball at the Paris 2024 Olympics: to close the Games, the Blues will try to break the American hegemony

La France veut prendre son tour dans la hiérarchie mondiale. CNOSF/KMSP – AGENCE KMSP

L’équipe de France de basket-ball féminin affronte les Etats-Unis en finale du tournoi olympique à l’Arena Paris Bercy, ce dimanche 11 août à 15 h 30.

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While the United States seems untouchable in women's basketball (60 consecutive victories at the Olympic Games), the Blues must believe that the feat is possible at home. Carried by the public, they will have to pull off the match of their lives to put an end to this North American hegemony.

A match to follow live with commentary here:

4:43 p.m.

1'16

Another lost ball from Badiane under the circle.

4:43 p.m.

1'33

Ionescu gives to Collier who deposits in the circle (40-43).

16h42.

1'49

Johannes tries another difficult shot and misses. Rupert fouls on the block.

16:42.

2'05

Lacan intercepts and is fouled.

16:41.

2'26

Rupert misses the three-pointer and Collier puts the United States back in front (40-41).

16:40.

2'57

Wilson adds two points in the paint (40-39).

4:39 p.m.

3'17

Lacan is blocked by Wilson under the basket. Johannes fouls on the block.

4:39 p.m.

3'36

Wilson gets fouled by Williams after getting the rebound. She makes both shots (40-37).

16h38.

3'49

Badiane is blocked in the paint.

16h38.

4'33

Plum loses the ball and Lacan misses the three-point shot.

16h37.

4'46

Ayayi passes to Lacan in the racket and who deposits the ball (40-35).

16h37.

4'54

Copper takes the rebound and Stewart adds in the racket (38-35).

16h36.

5'19

Lacan penetrates and recovers the basket + shot scored (38-33).

16h35.

5'35

Counterattack that Johannes misses at the basket by taking the defender's hand. Plum alone adds three points (35-32).

16h33.

5'59

Fauthoux loses the ball again and Salaun fouls to prevent the counter. Timeout requested by France.

16h32.

6'30

Ayayi misses the shot, and Wilson finishes the block at the basket (35-30).

16h32.

6'42

Plum is shifted and sends a three-pointer (35-28).

16h31.

7'05

Fauthoux takes the defensive rebound but sends his pass into touch.

4:30 p.m.

7'37

Badiane steals another ball and will cause the foul under the basket. She scores both (35-25). France is on a 10-0.

16h28.

7'59

Ayayi in the axis is found and sends a three-point shot into the circle (33-25). USA timeout.

4:27 p.m.

8'08

Badiane gets the foul in the paint.

4:26 p.m.

8'49

At the end of the possession, Fauthoux scores a three-pointer! (30-25)

4:26 p.m.

9'15

Wilson misses under the racket and Salaun takes the rebound.

4:24 p.m.

9'38

Ayayi at mid-distance takes the shot (27-25).

4:24 p.m.

Third quarter

France kicks off the third quarter.

4:11 p.m.

Half-time: France 25 – 25 United States

In a first period where the French defense is sovereign, the attack is still faltering (28%). With a little more skill, the Blues could take off!

16h11.

1″

Wilson misses the last shot but Collier pushes it into the basket before the buzzer (25-25).

16h10.

9″

Williams rebounds but Wilson recovers.

16h09.

32″

Salaun misses again by two points.

4:08 p.m.

59″

Salaun scores from mid-range (25-23).

16h08.

1'21

Salaun takes the rebound and is fouled by Collier.

16h07.

1'29

At the end of the possession, Salaun finds the circle.

16h07.

1'54

Defensive rebound for the Blues after a great battle.

16h06.

2'22

Williams enters the box but looks for the pass instead of shooting, it's intercepted.

16h05.

2'36

Bad pass from Gray.

16h04.

2'45

At the end of the possession from midfielder Fauthoux scores the three-pointer (23-23). USA timeout.

4:04 p.m.

3'14

Wilson in the paint adds two points (20-23).

4:03 p.m.

3'21

Fauthoux penetrates but still does not make a shot.

4:02 p.m.

3'44

Lacan loses the ball in attack and the block is stopped by Lacan. Stewart makes a single shot (20-21).

16h02.

4'17

Ayayi at mid-distance equalizes (20-20).

16h01.

4'35

Stewart misses three points and the rebound is blue.

16h00.

4'44

France timeout.

15h59.

5'00

Chery misses twice on three-pointers and Williams on two points. Les Bleues take the rebounds but don't put the ball in.

15h58.

5'38

Wilson causes Malonga to foul. She gets one back (18-20).

3:57 p.m.

5'54

Ball snatched from Michel and Chery gets back with the board in the racket (18-19).

3:57 p.m.

6'24

Malonga is well found in the racket but misses the pose of the ball with the board.

3:56 p.m.

6'55

Young at mid-distance (16-19).

3:56 p.m.

7'08

Malonga grabs the rebound and sends the ball to Williams planting three points (16-17).

3:55 p.m.

7'44

< p class="live-post__primer">Williams loses the ball in attack, Young also. Malonga misses her shot and the counter pass is too long for the attacker.

15h54.

8'04

Thomas loses the ball in attack.

3:54 p.m.

8'15

Lacan enters from the right side and goes for the circle (13-17).

3:53 p.m.

8'39

With the offensive rebound, Chery poses with the board (11 -17).

3:53 p.m.

9'24

Copper in the paint adds two points (9-17).

3:52 p.m.

9'31

Chery misses a three-pointer but there is no one to rebound.

3:51 p.m.

Second quarter

The United States kicks off this second quarter.

3:51 p.m.

France 9 – 15 United States

Heroic in defense, the Blues are catastrophic in attack and are logically behind.

3:50 p.m.

24″

Griner is found twice in the paint, while Johannes continues to miss three points (9-15).

3:48 p.m.

1'11

Johannes penetrates and comes to deposit the ball with the board (9-11).

15h47.

1'38

Rupert loses the ball under the racket and Thomas recovers a new fault. Only one goes in (7-11) but the rebound is American.

3:46 p.m.

2'04

Johannes finally finds the target from mid-distance (7-10).

3:46 p.m.

2'22

New foul provoked by Plum on Bernies who is already on his 3rd foul. Plum makes both throws (5-10)

15h45.

2'45

Johannes misses three points, again.

15h44.

2'56

Collier gets the foul from Bernies. She only gets one (5-8).

15h44.

2'57

Stewart loses the ball but Williams still can't find the circle in attack.

15h43.

3'21

Johannes misses again, 2/15 for the Blues.

15h43.

3'43

Badiane fouls Wilson who was going on the counter. She makes a single shot (5-7).

15h42.

3'49

Three shots missed by the Blues who fight for the rebound.

15h41.

4'39

Badiane blocks Stewart

15h41.

4'42

Johannes doesn't find the three-pointer.

15h40.

4'56

France blocks the ball, in the alternation game, it recovers the ball.

15h39.

5'19

Bernies fouls Stewart who sinks his two throws (5-6).

15h39.

5'36

Already the 2nd foul by Ayayi who gives up his place.

15h38.

5'40

At the end of the possession, Ayayi only finds the circle.

15h37.

6'07

Williams takes the ball in Wilson's hands.

15h37.

6'25

Williams penetrates and scores with the board (5-4).

3:36 p.m.

6'40

Gray makes a bad pass, the Blues can come back.

3:35 p.m.

6'58

Young loses the ball but Fauthoux can't make the basket on the counter.

3:35 p.m.

7'27

Market whistled against Stewart and Williams punished with three points (3-4).

15h34.

7'42

New ball lost in attack by the Blues.

15h34.

8'11

Fauthoux loses the ball and Wilson counterattacks the ball in the circle (0-4).

15h33.

8'38

Badiane and Williams miss easy shots in the paint.

3:33 p.m.

9'14

Stewart in the paint scores the first points (0-2).

3:32 p.m.

9'31

At three points, Fauthoux is too short.

3:32 p.m.

9'41

Stewart misses the first shot of the match.

3:28 p.m.

First quarter

The match is won by Wilson.

3:25 p.m.

H – 5'

Taurasi, the American guard, who has been part of the USA team since 2004, can collect her 6th Olympic gold medal today, which would be a record for team sports.

3:20 p.m.

H – 10'

This final will be the last official competition of these Olympic Games. After the match, there will only be the closing ceremony to thrill one last time.

3:15 p.m.

H – 15'

In the bronze medal match, Australia defeated Belgium (85-81).

3:00 p.m.

H – 30'

The French have not won against the United States since a friendly match in 2014 (76-72). Since then, the French have lost every time they have played in the Olympics, as well as once at the World Cup in 2014.

2:45 p.m.

H – 45'

The United States is the bogeyman of women's basketball, having won the last seven Olympic tournaments. They have won 60 games in a row at the Olympics, with their last defeat coming in the semi-finals of the Barcelona tournament in 1992 against the Unified Team (former USSR).

2:30 p.m.

H – 60'

Twelve years later, the French team is getting revenge against the United States. For their only Olympic final, Les Bleues had been beaten in London by the USA in 2012 (86-50).