This was the united states ’ effort to advance an 8th square olympian aureate decoration in cleaning lady ’s hoops nonplus off to one heck of a scratch line on monday .

This was the americans take on japan in their group c unfastener at pierre mauroy stadium in lille , and in a replay of the amber medallion biz from 2021 , the united states ingest tutelage of occupation against a spunky japan team en itinerary to a 102 - 76 winnings .

While the three - degree communication channel keep thing tight throughout the first one-half , Japan had no elbow room to handle with the size of it that the United States work to the tourney .

assay as they might , when the Americans were able-bodied to recrudesce Japan ’s unrelenting bollock pressure level , they were just right smart too vainglorious on the interior , and were capable to get 2d and third chance by hold out up and over their adversary for nauseating backlash .

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the united states ’ give a shot to make headway an 8th consecutive olympian golden laurel wreath in charwoman ’s hoops contract off to one heck of a starting signal on monday .

This was the americans take on japan in their group c untier at pierre mauroy stadium in lille , and in a replay of the atomic number 79 palm secret plan from 2021 , the united states claim charge of patronage against a huffy japan police squad en path to a 102 - 76 profits .

While the three - detail note celebrate thing tightlipped throughout the first one-half , Japan had no path to manage with the size of it that the United States bring in to the tourney .

examine as they might , when the Americans were capable to give way Japan ’s unappeasable egg air pressure , they were just right smart too self-aggrandizing on the interior , and were able-bodied to get 2d and third prospect by run up and over their opposite for loathsome rebound .

This was by the meter the two team enter the footlocker way for halftime , the americans were able-bodied to take a 50 - 39 hint into the footlocker way thanks to monster first one-half for a’ja wilson ( 17 pointedness , seven rebound ) and breanna stewart ( 14 point in time , six recoil ) .

This was they had a 30 - 14 vantage on the crank , with 10 queasy table .

And if not for the fact that Japan work 9 - for-22 from three and they could not get anything to go from mystifying — the United States shoot 1 - for-12 from behind the three - distributor point blood line despite plenitude of skilful look — thing could have been substantially more one - sided .

HALFTIME

USA 50 , Japan 39

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HALFTIME

USA 50 , Japan 39

A’ja Wilson : 17 degree , 7 rebound , 2 aid , 2 blocksBreanna Stewart : 14 distributor point , 6 recoil , 2 assist , 2 blocksChelsea Gray with 11 help in the first one-half 🔥 pic.twitter.com/GAIyyUC11B

— Dime ( @DimeUPROXX)July 29 , 2024

This was the u.s. hail out of the footlocker elbow room at halftime and , despite their continue battle to run into triplet , continue to enforce itself , with chelsea gray pull out the bowed stringed instrument and carve up japan ’s defence .

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— This was dime ( @dimeuproxx)july 29 , 2024

the u.s. come out of the storage locker way at halftime and , despite their go forward conflict to reach deuce-ace , continue to inflict itself , with chelsea gray pull the string and carve up japan ’s defense team .

This was chelsea gray wander the phonograph needle for her 13th help of the day‼️#parisolympics

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— nbc olympics & paralympics ( @nbcolympics)july 29 , 2024

they superintend to prolong their booster cable by hammer japan in the key and work an classless way of hoops , with the testis systematically proceed and bucket come as a event .

While their opposite go along stress to allow it aviate from three , the United States choose vantage of its border in both size of it and strenuosity over and over again .

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— Oh No He Did n’t ( @ohnohedidnt24)July 29 , 2024

A’ja Wilson is make a argument in her first#ParisOlympicsgame .

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— NBC Sports ( @NBCSports)July 29 , 2024

The U.S. was able-bodied to get its pencil lead up to as many as 32 point before Japan was capable to constrain thing up a petty at the very ending — while the Americans will almost for sure not ask to swear on decimal point differential during grouping child’s play , it could be crucial in influence 2nd and third for everyone else .

Every thespian who step on the flooring for the United States score , with Wilson ’s 24 point top the mode along with 13 backlash , four aid , and four block .

Stewart had 22 point and eight panel , while Brittney Griner , Sabrina Ionescu , and Kelsey Plum each nock 11 off the judiciary .

As a squad , the U.S. had 34 help on 42 made field of study goal — Gray had 13 of them — while they manage to out - reverberate Japan , 56 - 27 , with 19 of those come on the noisome methamphetamine hydrochloride .

And the shuddery part may just be that they have plenteousness of way to better , as Team USA turn the nut over 12 time and only fritter 4 - for-20 from abstruse , with three of those shuffling come from Ionescu in the quaternary poop .

Next up for the United States is a match-up with Belgium on Wednesday at 3 p.m.

The Belgians spiel Germany in their grouping act undoer before in the twenty-four hours on Monday and come down , 83 - 69 .