Diana Taurasi and Tina Thompson combined for 36 points, eight of them
three-pointers, to lead the United States to a tough win over Russia 67-52 in the semifinal of the Women's Basketball tournament on Thursday, August 21.
Oxana
Rakhmatulina lays up the ball. (Photo credit: Li Jundong/Xinhua)
American
and Russian basketball players vie for the ball. (Photo credit: Li
Jundong/Xinhua)
Lisa
Leslie goes for a basket. (Photo credit: Li Jundong/Xinhua)
Diana
Taurasi goes up for a basket. (Photo credit: Meng Yongmin/Xinhua)
Rebekka
Linn Hammon (L) passes the ball. (Photo credit: Li Jundong/Xinhua)