Stephen Curry has never competed for the United States basketball team at the Olympics. He certainly appeared prepared to guide the US to victory in Paris this summer.

The star point guard for the Golden State Warriors was outstanding on Wednesday, leading the Americans to an 86-72 victory over Canada with 12 points and three assists.

With thirteen points, Anthony Edwards led all scorers, and the United States’ LeBron James (seven points, five rebounds, three assists) and Anthony Davis (10 points, eleven rebounds) both had excellent games.

Canada was led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (10) and RJ Barrett (12).

However, following a sluggish beginning, the US triumphed, and both spectators and analysts were especially delighted with the three of Curry, James, and AD:

Joel Embiid, the center for the Philadelphia 76ers, had a rough debut for Team USA. In just 12 minutes, he fouled out and finished with just five points, six rebounds, four turnovers, and a 2-of-5 shooting percentage.

Beyond simply Embiid, the club as a whole will generally need to shake off some rust, and head coach Steve Kerr will try out various lines and combinations to make the most of the vast amount of skill at his disposal.

James believes the squad is headed in the right direction.

After the competition, he remarked, “We know we’re a lot better [than what we showed], but we’ve only been together for four days.” We’ll improve offensively despite all of our mistakes. But we’ll give ourselves a strong chance to win every night as long as we play defense.”

“All we want is the gold. Whatever it takes,” said Curry. “We always talk about, no matter what your stats are, no matter how many minutes you play, if everyone on the floor commits to just doing what you’re asked to do, we’ll be good.”

With the quality available, no team in the world can stop the United States if they come together as a cohesive unit.