Diana Taurasi broke the United States women’s basketball Olympic record for most three-pointers in a game with six, hitting five in just the first half of the Americans’ third pool play game against Serbia. Taurasi had just tied the record that was already hers in the first place on Sunday when she hit five against Senegal, and she broke it with a lot of time to go. She’s been absolutely incredible from deep, shooting the lights out of Rio de Janiero and could have added to her totals if the blowout nature of the game didn’t keep her on the bench for much of the second half.
Diana Taurasi passes Diana Taurasi and Diana Taurasi for USA Olympic single-game 3-point record
She’s making everything from everywhere.
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Taurasi jump-started the American offense in this one against Serbia. She hit 5-of-7 threes in the first half -- hitting her first attempt of the third quarter to make it six -- and went 5-of-5 at the free throw line to score 22 points in just 16 minutes. She finished with 25.
With Taurasi on fire and Brittney Griner playing extremely well on both ends of the floor, it’s a wonder why the Phoenix Mercury are barely holding on to a playoff spot.
No matter what happens back in America, it looks like the duo will end their season having won a gold medal.
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