.Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 7, 2024, 05:28 PM ETCloseESPN.com NBA author due to the fact that 2010.Dealt With Cleveland Cavs for seven years.Author of 2 booksPARIS-- The combination of A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart has actually proven to become a devasting blend for the Team United States ladies, relevant where there is actually a scenario cultivating that they could discuss the Olympics A lot of Valuable Gamer Award.But there is actually a new duo emerging, though not an astonishing one, that is actually shown to be a big increase as the Americans work toward one more gold medal.Las Vegas Aces teammates Kelsey Plum and also Jackie Young have boosted to become difference-makers in France as well as played vital parts in Crew USA's 88-74 triumph over Nigeria in the quarterfinals.It signified the staff's 59th successive Olympic success and establishes a semifinal match versus Australia, champions over Serbia Wednesday, on Friday at 3 p.m. ET.Jackie Youthful finished with double-digit factors for the 2nd upright game, shooting 60% from the field in the USA' get Nigeria. CAROLINE BREHMAN/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockCoach Cheryl Reeve relocated Young right into the starting lineup instead of expert Diana Taurasi against Nigeria, a group understood for playing high pressure full-court self defense that tests setting against guards.It was an incentive after Young scored 19 factors along with 4 steals off the seat in the last pool play activity against Germany. She answered with another great functionality, having fun with energy at each points together with yet another Aces colleague, Chelsea Gray, in the backcourt.Young scored 15 points as well as aided hold the U.S. outburst early in the video game as the Americans got off to a little a slow beginning by their standards.Nigeria was behind by simply four aspects midway via the second quarter. That is actually when Reeve mosted likely to Plum, that was the 12th and also ultimate gamer to go into the ready the Americans. Plum quickly transformed the activity with her passing and velocity on the offensive point, dispensing three quick helps and also toenailing a 3-pointer. Plum finished with merely six points however her six-minute shift to finish the 1st fifty percent resulted in a plus-11 on the scoreboard to drive the cause 19 at fifty percent. The united state after that began the 2nd half on a 15-0 run and the anxiety was actually provided for the evening.Editor's Picks1 RelatedWilson and also Stewart, that entered the activity balancing a matching 20.3 scores every game, played their brand name of skilled tormenter round. Wilson invested 20 factors on 9-of-11 capturing with 11 rebounds and also 2 blocks. Stewart had 13 aspects on 5-of-7 capturing along with five rebounds and also three assists.Brittney Griner came off the seat to credit rating 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting. Those three internal scorers integrating for 16-of-21 is actually hard to beat.The U.S. entered into the video game balancing 29 helps and also once more placed on a ball-sharing center by assembling 31 more.Promise Amukamara led Nigeria, which cut the top down to as reduced as 13 in the fourth one-fourth, along with 19 points. The video game finished with a little edge when the U.S.'s Kahleah Copper received a technical foul for tossing the reception at Nigeria's Ezinne Kalu after she racked up in the final few seconds.