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Following the U.S. men's resounding win in the semis
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on Thursday, the American women leapt into the finals with a
79-59 drubbing of Serbia at the Saitama Super Arena, north of
Tokyo.
Britney Griner had a double double, leading the team with 15
points and 12 rebounds, but she wasn't concerned about personal
stats.
"When you look back at the games, you don't really remember who
did what, what did what, who had how many points," said Griner,
who plays for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and was on the Olympic
championship team of 2016. "You just remember having fun with
everybody and just getting gold."
Team USA, packed with WNBA talent, will go for that gold on
Sunday against the winner of a playoff between the French
women's team and host nation Japan, making their first ever
appearance in the Olympic semifinals.
The U.S. women have been even more dominant at Olympic
basketball
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women/2020 than the men's team, with eight gold medals since
1976. Their victory on Friday was their 54th straight win at the
Games.
Serbia, the reigning EuroBasket champions, will play in the
bronze medal match on Saturday. They took bronze in their
Olympics debut in 2016.
"You see how much talent they have. I mean those are the best
players in the world," Serbian team captain Jalena Brooks said
of Team USA. "We just have to do our game, and we are going to
do everything to get a bronze medal."
(Reporting by Rocky Swift; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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