The United States' run wasn't the pure basketball domination we've come to expect. It was messy, filled with last-minute wins, intratournament rotation changes and the near-constant specter of the world waiting to watch them fail.
But the 2016 Summer Games ended the same way as the last two: with golden glory.
Kevin Durant scored a game-high 30 points and DeMarcus Cousins had a double-double as the United States exited Rio with a gold medal after Sunday's 96-66 win over Serbia.
It's the United States' 18th Olympic gold medal and sixth in the last seven Summer Games.