Japan overcame France 74-70 with a tenacious defensive display and ruthless three-point shooting to take their first game of the Tokyo Olympics women's basketball tournament on Tuesday.
France struggled to get into their offence as the hosts looked to trap their ball handlers with double and triple teams, while Japan capitalised on French defensive lapses by knocking down a series of clutch three-pointers in the final frame.
Japan had three scorers in double digits including Nagaoka, Maki Takada, and Saki Hayashi with a team-high 12 points.Japan head coach Thomas Hovasse singled out Takada, who played nearly 37 minutes, as the player of the match."Her defensive low post was phenomenal. Even though Gruda had a big second half, every shot was contested. It wasn't a one-pass, one-dribble shot, it was tough for her, we made it very tough for her.
"This team of Japan, each time you did a mistake on defence, they shoot a three-pointer and they score," said French head coach Valerie Garnier."I think they deserved their win because they fight more than us," she said. "I'm just very upset about it."
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