Carmelo Anthony of the US celebrates a three point shot against Australia.
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Carmelo Anthony (right) scored 31 points and became Team USA’s all-time leading scorer in Wednesday’s victory over Australia. “They had to rely on the staid two-man game and mismatches to pull away for the 98-88 win, while previously unbeaten Australia played like an actual unit”, Dwyer wrote. “My teammates found me when I was open”.
Patty Mills, who led Australia with 30 points, could only admire Anthony.
“I was in my zone”, Anthony said.
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US are the most dominant in the game that was invented by a Canadian-American, and even without the likes of LeBron James and Stephen Curry, they are the team to beat.
The Boomers will aim to get their campaign back on track when they play China on Saturday morning (Australian time).
“We’re a bit disappointed”.
“They executed so well in the first half”, he said of the Aussies. At half-time, Twitter was agog over the possibility that the usa team could lose.
Mills was enormous and regretted the fact that the Boomers “had every opportunity to push that game. we still lost the game, it doesnt mean anything”. That’s an attitude change. We knew that coming in – this team has a knack for being a little dirty.
“Carmelo was magnificent”, said USA coach Mike Krzyzewski. “We were doing the same stuff they were doing and we got hacked for it”.
“We beat a heck of a team tonight”, Krzyzewski said.
“This was a very very good night for us”, U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski said.
“This is the real world now, and that was good for us”.
A 10-2 United States run in response featured eight points from Anthony and produced an 80-74 edge.
“In the past, you get within 10 or 15 and you get a birthday cake in the locker-room and everyone thinks it’s the best day ever”.
“His commitment to United States of America basketball, global basketball, he’s one of the best players in the world, but over the past decade, he’s proven to be one of the best worldwide players in the world, so congratulations to him”. Matthew Dellavedova and Andrew Bogut, two members of the Australian national team, have reputations for hard fouls and borderline contact.
Robin to LeBron James’ Batman at the Cavs, Irving took centre stage when it mattered most, sinking a clutch three in the dying stages to seal the win.
It started with a drive past Australian center David Andersen for a game-tying layup.
Turning Point: The USA returned to the floor for the second half and went on a 9-0 run that put them in front.
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The team staying on a luxury cruise ship could never relax until scoring the final five points in the last 27 seconds on free throws, with Irving hitting the first three.
