Argentina vs. Serbia & Montenegro - 2004 Athens Olympics

Serbia & Montenegro defeated Argentina in the final game of the 2002 World Basketball Championships to become champions. The two teams met again two years later in a highly anticipated rematch on the first day of basketball competition of the 2004 Athens Olympics.
This rematch in the Olympics was a game for the ages. Argentina dominated early and Serbia & Montenegro battled back with a late comeback. In this video you will see Serbia & Montenegro make a free throw to take the lead by 1 point. Argentina gets the ball with no timeouts and only 3.8 seconds left in the game. The rest is history . . and part of Olympic lore

 

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Clip of the live television broadcast in the US - ManuVsSM.mov (10.7 MB)
Game winning shot in slow motion - ManuSlowMo.mov (4.6 MB)

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