Blogging live from the 2008 Summer Olympics Games in Beijing PEKIN China.
Absolutely brilliant game for the USA basketball jerseys in offense and defense, Americans were seizing control since the 2nd quarter of the match, after trailing 13-10 in the 1st shift.
While all were bidding on a close and intense game, Women NBA girls hushed all odds and suspicious sports news about the effectiveness against strong teams, and cruised with a score average of 27 points, to look like a winning bet for wearing gold!
USA has beaten Australia in 3 finals in 3 Olympics
Opals totally lost control in 2nd quarter, making turnovers and being out-rebounded while the score average was going uphill from 11 to 27 at the ending.
Stats show that US women’s average of field goals reached 63% in face of Opals’ 22%, a crystal clear image that shows how the Americans were better in the game, compared to the Aussies.
4 players were fouled out in the last quarter, 2 of each team including Lisa Leslie (USA) and Lauren Jackson (Australia).
USA just won 33 games in a row, unbeatable since the loss in Barcelona’s 1992.
Kara Lawson headed the US’ score sheet with 15 points, aside of Candace Parker’s 14; Australia-wise, Lauren Jackson made 20 points.
In the end, Lisa leslie and the rest of the team earned the gold medal, after an enthusiastic game apparently easy. Leslie declared that her Olympic’s participation is over for good, gladly on top of her performance and achievements.
Lisa Leslie and Teresa Edwards are the only basketball players to win 4 Olympic gold medals
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