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Thanks to a terrific first-half performance from Devin Booker, Team USA didn’t need a last-ditch comeback effort to win this time around. On Saturday in Paris, the United States took down France 98-87 in the Men’s Basketball gold medal game at the Olympics. It marks the second Olympics in a row that the US has beaten France in the championship. Thanks to a team-leading 13 first-half points from Booker, the Americans controlled the French from the second quarter on, winning the country its fifth consecutive gold and 17th overall. Booker finished with 15 points, six rebounds, and three assists i…

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