The U.S. beats Nigeria to advance to semifinals of Olympic tournament with an eye on eighth consecutive gold.
PARIS — A’ja Wilson is a force of nature. Double her, and she’ll pass to an open teammate. Leave her for a second, or even relax your stance, and she’ll reach over you for a rebound. So when the United States made its first three substitutions of Wednesday night’s Olympic quarterfinal and removed Wilson from the game, Nigeria might have been temporarily relieved. Enter Brittney Griner . On Griner’s first possession in the game, Nigeria ’s best player Ezinne Kalu stole the ball off a U.S.
Brittney Griner appreciates these Games even more The U.S. hasn’t lost in a major international tournament since 2006. But Taurasi, who is playing in her sixth Olympics, said the Americans know that history doesn’t win medals. “You know, it doesn’t matter. The next game matters,” Taurasi said. “I think sometimes you get caught up on the wholeness of everything, but it’s the little moments that matter, and you got to keep adding them, and got to keep building them. And hopefully we’re doing that.
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