“Our defensive effort was great”, said Moore, who scored all of her points in the first half. After the USA has beaten its first two opponents by an average of 52.5 points, the Serbians wouldn’t go away easily.
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Serbia (0-3) had blown leads against both Spain and Canada. That was the high point for Canada, however, as the US outscored it 18-6 in the second quarter to give it a plush cushion.
Diana Taurasi helped the US get some separation against Canada. Maya Moore was the catalyst for the U.S.in the second, scoring eight points in the period. This counts as Team USA’s 45th consecutive win in Olympic competition. Massialas took silver in the individual foil, losing to Garozzo in the gold medal match, and Daryl Homer took silver in the individual sabre. She finished with just three points in under 23 minutes of play.
“We all have those moments, kind of welcome to the next level moments”. She had 12 points, tied with Moore for the game-high. So, it’s one play. So were the Americans’ goals and hopes, though, as it successfully talked on defense, continually moving its feet while using its length and anticipation (even with Brittney Griner, three blocks, off the court) to take away the backdoor offensive game that had bedeviled Canada’s previous opponents.
Team USA has one more game in the preliminary round, against a younger China squad on Sunday, prior to the knockout round.
The five-time defending champion US women went on a 15-2 second-quarter run to split open a close game and defeat Canada 81-51 at the Rio Games on Friday.
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United States guard Elena Delle Donne passes the ball during the first half of a women’s basketball game against Canada at the Youth Center at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016.
