The United States team of Women\'s NBA stars stretched its Olympic win streak to 34 games on Saturday by defeating Croatia 81-56 in its opener at the London Olympics.
The American women seek a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal and have not been beaten since the 1992 Olympic semi-finals, their four unbeaten runs to Olympic gold including triumphs over Australia in the past three finals.
Tina Charles scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Angel McCoughtry added 13 points and Candace Parker contributed 11 points and 13 rebounds to lead a victory in which every American scored and played at least five minutes.
Jelena Ivezic scored 22 points and Marija Vrsaljko added 19 to lead Croatia.
In other group play openers, China defeated Czech Republic 66-57, Russia edged Canada 58-53 and Turkey ripped Angola 72-50. Group matches decide the eight teams that advance to next month\'s quarter-finals.
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