After Disappointing Outing, Diana Taurasi Makes an Honest Confession Over "Good Team" Belgium in the Quest for 6th Gold

There have been very rare occasions when Team USA has been tested at the Olympics in the past 30 years. But, one such occasion arrived the previous evening when the 9x Olympic champions had to toil hard for an 87-74 victory over reigning European champions Belgium. Following this, the team’s veteran figure Diana Taurasi decided to give credit where credit is due in the post-game press conference.

After a hard-fought victory, a relieved Diana Taurasi addressed some of the intriguing questions from the media. During this, she extended some sportsmanship and commended her opponent’s efforts. “They’re just a really good team,” Diana Taurasi said when asked to comment on Belgium. She further added, “A really, really good team. They probably are one of the best teams in the world”.

And such was the case throughout the night. In the opening quarter itself, Belgium had an answer to anything Team USA had to offer. A back-and-forth 10 minutes resulted in both teams being 23 a piece by the end. Diana Taurasi and Co. then picked things up a notch and finished halftime with an 8-point cushion.

However, their opponents outscored them in the 3rd quarter, and at one period the difference between both the squads was just 4 points. But, the defending champs managed to hold on to their nerves in the penultimate quarter. As it turns out, they scored 27 points whereas Belgium could come up with 21.





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