Team USA survives battle with France, keeps Olympic win streak alive

They trailed briefly in the fourth quarter, but Team USA rallied to knock off France in their final preliminary game of the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)It was far closer than they would have liked, but the United States women’s basketball team’s winning streak lives on.

Team USA snuck past France 93-82 thanks to a late fourth quarter push in their final preliminary game of the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. The win keeps them perfect in the games, and marks their 52nd straight victory in Olympic play — with their last loss dating back to the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.

The game got off on a rough note, despite the Americans opening up on a 9-2 run.

Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi went to the bench after appearing to injure her right wrist less than two minutes into the contest. She was clearly bothered in pain sitting on the bench and left briefly to have it looked at by the training staff before she eventually returned to the bench. She missed the rest of the opening period, but returned to the game midway through the second and seemed fine the rest of the way.

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