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The United States survived a almighty scare on Thursday as they edged Serbia 95-91 to reach the Olympic men’s basketball final where they face hosts France like at the Tokyo 2020 Games. LeBrown James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry trailed until late in the fourth quarter before turning the tide against the World Cup runners-up they had routed 110-84 in the group stage. The US will face hosts France on Saturday after the French beat world champions Germany 73-69 in the other semi-final. The US will be aiming for a fifth straight and 17th overall title from 20 participations, having medalled in…