With his haul, Anthony moved past James for most points at the Games for the all-conquering US men’s team. Anthony became America’s all time leading scorer, with 31 points to his name. But she won’t be following her dad to NY.
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Carmelo Anthony’s big night in Rio was nearly a nightmare for the United States as Team USA was down at halftime against Australia for the first time since 2004.
The Australians, naturally, just feel that they play hard, to the whistle, and that if you can’t stand the heat, you should get out of the kitchen.
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Despite leaving superstars including LeBron James and Steph Curry at home, nobody was given a hope of matching it with them in Rio but an Australian side packed full of National Basketball Association talents held no fear, and it showed. I know people are proud of us and were not supposed to beat these guys. but we believe we can beat them and we lost the game.. Anthony very focused last night, He didn’t think anything besides the game.
The Aussies were physical, bruising in the paint and tough defensively – perhaps too tough, some US players said.
George got tangled up with Dellavedova in the second half. So we’ll work on things and hopefully see them again and battle them the same way. “It’s going to prepare us for what’s to come”.
“This is the real world now and that’s good for us”, coach Mike Krzyzewski said. He hit several shots, the most impressive of which was the three pointer after Australia had been able to shorten the lead to four points in the final moments of the game.
The French led by 16 in the first quarter, then had to climb back from a 75-70 deficit by scoring the final six points of the game.
USA’s ability to play small forwards Anthony and Kevin Durant at the same time helped them space the floor and draw bigger and less mobile defenders such as Aron Baynes reluctantly out to the perimeter to guard Anthony.
An enraged Krzyzewski screamed at an official after Andrew Bogut’s hard foul on Irving just in front of the USA bench in the third quarter, his face looking as red as the shirts the coaching staff wore.
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Australia won’t be the only team to challenge.
