A’Ja Wilson and US women’s basketball team extend Olympic winning streak to 56 games in DOMINANT win over Japan
The win sets the stage for the US women's team quest for their eighth straight gold medal.
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A’ja Wilson led the USA to a comfortable opening game win against Japan
The US women’s basketball team kicked off their Olympic campaign with a convincing 102-76 win over Japan. The win extended their winning streak to 56 games. A’ja Wilson scored 24 points, and Breanna Stewart scored 22, which led the Americans to victory.
Japan’s frenetic style of play kept the game close for about 17 minutes, but the US pulled away in the second quarter. They scored 13 of the final 19 points before halftime. The Americans dominated the third quarter, with Chelsea Gray making nifty passes to reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson for easy scores.
Brittney Griner, playing in her first international game since her release from a Russian prison in 2022, had 11 points and nine rebounds. The US had a significant advantage on the boards, out-rebounding Japan 56-27. The size and experience of Team USA eventually helped them overcome the Japanese team.
The win sets the stage for the US team’s quest for their eighth straight gold medal. Their next game is against Belgium on Thursday. If Wilson, Stewart, and others continue to play at a high level, they might just easily cruise through to another gold medal win.
Caitlin Clark’s absence from the US women’s basketball team highlighted by Japanese fan’s sign
As Team USA prepared to take on Japan in their opening Olympic matchup, a fan’s clever sign had added to the pressure. It referenced the notable absence of the WNBA star Caitlin Clark from the Team USA roster. Despite this, the team was still favored to win, having taken home gold medals in the last seven Olympic Games.
The sign read:
You need Caitlin Clark to beat us.Japanese fan taunting US Women’s basketball team
Team USA had shown promising results in recent games, going 3-0 in the qualifying tournament and defeating Germany 84-57 in a pre-Olympics tune-up. However, they did suffer a loss to Caitlin Clark and the WNBA All-Stars during the All-Star break, which may have given Japan some hope.
The Americans will face Germany after the clash with Belgium in their next two group phase games before moving on to the knockout rounds. With high expectations and a strong track record, Team USA will look to prove themselves on the Olympic stage again.
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