For all their great work, Australia were just trying to do too much at times and this was leading to turnovers – 11 at half-time is just far too many for a team playing USA.
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Although James and some other National Basketball Association stars passed on a chance to play in Brazil, Anthony signed up again and is making the most of what will undoubtedly be his final games.
Mills top scored for the Boomers at half-time with 15 points closely followed by Bogut on 13 and Damien Martin on 10, with Matthew Dellavedova setting up numerous scores.
On Wednesday, August 10, it took Anthony just one quarter to secure another Olympic record.
While the US has cruised to a 2-0 start, Australia had a tough game against Serbia in their second game after shocking France into submission in their opener. The tough Australian defense, primarily from Andrew Bogut, wouldn’t allow the USA any easy baskets inside. By halftime, as the Americans trailed for the first time since 2004 (54-49), it was clear the Australian threat was real.
The Americans are still the favorites to win this game despite two great performances from the Australians. By the end of the third quarter though the USA had moved out to a narrow 70-67 lead.
Added Anthony, “I don’t think we played our best game but we buckled down when we needed to”. The point guard who plays professionally for the San Antonio Spurs scored 30.
Taylor Worth has kept his medal hopes alive, going through to the top 16 in the men’s individual archery.
They used a 15-3 burst to make it 46-39, and Krzyzewski actually needed a timeout to calm his team that by then can usually make its postgame plans.
Kyrie Irving, who was born in Melbourne, had previously considered representing Australia at the London Olympics in 2012. Matthew Dellavedova, guarding Paul George at the start instead of Kyrie Irving, baited George into a shove inside three minutes that earned PG-13 a technical foul.
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The veteran New York Knicks forward won gold with the U.S.in 2008 and ’12, and he also won a bronze medal in ’04. The Australian “Boomers” believe that they could be the eighth team to conquer the American team, since 2002, according to the Herald Sun. The wings have to be ready to knock down shots in such situations, which is why they need strong games from Joe Ingles and Ryan Broekhoff in addition to whatever Mills and Dellavedova can provide.
