“Calling Caitlin Clark”: Team USA Shot 20 Percent From Three-Point Range In Opening Game Romp Over Japan, and That’s A Win For Team Clark

The United States women were more talented than the smaller but more physical Japanese team. But the disparity in three-point shooting was glaring in a 102-76 U.S. victory in the Americans’ first game in the Olympics women’s basketball competition. Team USA hit just four out of its 20 three-point attempts as A’ja Wilson (24 points) and Breanna Stewart (22 points) did most of their work within the arc.& What Japan lacked in height it made up for in spunk, quickness and three-point shooting, hitting 15 of 39 attempts for a 38 percent clip.& Early on it kept them in the game. The U.S. lead was only 50-39 at halftime. The way #AkatsukiJapan