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Paris Olympics: USA women rebound from 10-point third-quarter deficit to capture eighth straight basketball gold
The USA's dominant women's basketball dynasty survived a bit of a scare, but the gold medal is theirs once again.
PARIS — The dynasty thrives. Victory didn’t come easy, but it still came all the same. Team USA’s women’s basketball team has won its eighth straight gold medal, defeating France 67-66 in the final competition of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. A'ja Wilson led the United States with 21 points, and the United States won only when Gabby Williams' foot was on the line for a potential game-tying three-point shot.
The floor at Bercy Arena still had scorch marks from where Steph Curry had caught fire on Saturday night, leading Team USA to a victory over France’s men’s team. The host country was no more successful in the women’s bracket, but kept the United States on edge right until the final seconds of the game.
The United States ran out a starting lineup of Chelsea Gray, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier. Jackie Young and Wilson. Perhaps it was gold-medal jitters, but neither tea was particularly sharp in the opening minutes of the game, with turnovers, poor shot selection and sloppy play marring both ends of the court.
France, by both accident and design, managed to upend the United States’ two key drivers: a smothering defense and a pass-happy offense. Early on, the French were simply faster on the offensive end than the American defense, moving the ball and cutting to the basket in a way that was downright American. At the other end of the court, France’s chaotic defense forced the United States into far too many easy early turnovers. But experience has a way of winning out, as does sheer physicality, and at the end of one quarter the United States led by 6, 15-9.
Celebrity Row on the U.S. end of the court was stacked with gold medalists, including LeBron James, Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird, Scottie Pippen and Lisa Leslie. In the second quarter, they saw an American team that all too often ended up in one-on-one offensive matchups, or failed to secure defensive rebounds, and if France could have hit an open three once in awhile, the United States would have been in real trouble. As it was, France tied up the game at 20 with 4:17 remaining in the half.
With the shot clock running out and 2:45 left in the half, France’s Marine Fathoux did her best Steph Curry impression, draining a near-logo three-pointer that kept the score knotted and the hometown crowd deeply engaged. Some rough fouls and chippy defense dented the United States’ vibe, and the teams went into halftime tied at 25.
The halftime stats weren’t pretty. Wilson went 2 of 9 from the field in the first half and 2 of 4 from the line; Stewart shot even worse percentage-wise at 1 of 6. Overall, Team USA shot 29 percent, France 28 percent. The key stat: France scored 12 points off the Americans’ 13 first-half turnovers.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/paris-olympics-usa-women-rebound-from-10-point-third-quarter-deficit-to-capture-eighth-straight-basketball-gold-152140591.html
Paris Olympics: USA women rebound from 10-point third-quarter deficit to capture eighth straight basketball gold
The USA's dominant women's basketball dynasty survived a bit of a scare, but the gold medal is theirs once again.
PARIS — The dynasty thrives. Victory didn’t come easy, but it still came all the same. Team USA’s women’s basketball team has won its eighth straight gold medal, defeating France 67-66 in the final competition of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. A'ja Wilson led the United States with 21 points, and the United States won only when Gabby Williams' foot was on the line for a potential game-tying three-point shot.
The floor at Bercy Arena still had scorch marks from where Steph Curry had caught fire on Saturday night, leading Team USA to a victory over France’s men’s team. The host country was no more successful in the women’s bracket, but kept the United States on edge right until the final seconds of the game.
The United States ran out a starting lineup of Chelsea Gray, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier. Jackie Young and Wilson. Perhaps it was gold-medal jitters, but neither tea was particularly sharp in the opening minutes of the game, with turnovers, poor shot selection and sloppy play marring both ends of the court.
France, by both accident and design, managed to upend the United States’ two key drivers: a smothering defense and a pass-happy offense. Early on, the French were simply faster on the offensive end than the American defense, moving the ball and cutting to the basket in a way that was downright American. At the other end of the court, France’s chaotic defense forced the United States into far too many easy early turnovers. But experience has a way of winning out, as does sheer physicality, and at the end of one quarter the United States led by 6, 15-9.
Celebrity Row on the U.S. end of the court was stacked with gold medalists, including LeBron James, Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird, Scottie Pippen and Lisa Leslie. In the second quarter, they saw an American team that all too often ended up in one-on-one offensive matchups, or failed to secure defensive rebounds, and if France could have hit an open three once in awhile, the United States would have been in real trouble. As it was, France tied up the game at 20 with 4:17 remaining in the half.
With the shot clock running out and 2:45 left in the half, France’s Marine Fathoux did her best Steph Curry impression, draining a near-logo three-pointer that kept the score knotted and the hometown crowd deeply engaged. Some rough fouls and chippy defense dented the United States’ vibe, and the teams went into halftime tied at 25.
The halftime stats weren’t pretty. Wilson went 2 of 9 from the field in the first half and 2 of 4 from the line; Stewart shot even worse percentage-wise at 1 of 6. Overall, Team USA shot 29 percent, France 28 percent. The key stat: France scored 12 points off the Americans’ 13 first-half turnovers.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/paris-olympics-usa-women-rebound-from-10-point-third-quarter-deficit-to-capture-eighth-straight-basketball-gold-152140591.html