Okinawa, Japan, Aug 26 (Ians) Patty Mills scored a game-high 25 points to power Australia to a 98-72 victory over Finland in their Fiba Basketball World Cup opener here.
Australia trailed 17-21 after the first quarter and 30-38 three minutes before the end of the first half in the Group E encounter, reports Xinhua.
But the Tokyo Olympic bronze medalists made a strong comeback afterwards, outscoring the European side 25-14 in the third quarter and 28-18 in the fourth en route to their dominant victory.
Mills, now playing with the Atlanta Hawks, added eight rebounds, four steals and two assists. Josh Giddey scored 14 points, Joe Ingles added 13 and Dante Exum contributed 10.
Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen was Finland’s top performer with 19 points and eight rebounds.
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Australia trailed 17-21 after the first quarter and 30-38 three minutes before the end of the first half in the Group E encounter, reports Xinhua.
But the Tokyo Olympic bronze medalists made a strong comeback afterwards, outscoring the European side 25-14 in the third quarter and 28-18 in the fourth en route to their dominant victory.
Mills, now playing with the Atlanta Hawks, added eight rebounds, four steals and two assists. Josh Giddey scored 14 points, Joe Ingles added 13 and Dante Exum contributed 10.
Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen was Finland’s top performer with 19 points and eight rebounds.
–Ians
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- 8/26/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
After an exhibition loss to Nigeria over the weekend shocked the basketball world, the U.S. Men’s Olympic team lost another exhibition game on Monday, this time to Australia.
Now, these are just exhibition games ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. They don’t officially count for anything. But winning has come to seem like the U.S. Team’s birthright. It is the most successful team in international competition ever, winning medals in all 18 Olympic tournaments it has entered, including 15 golds. Given that record, dropping exhibition games to Australia and Nigeria is surprising.
It’s even more surprising when one considers that the U.S. is led by Kevin Durant, roundly considered to be either the best or the second-best player on the planet, while Australia is fronted by Patty Mills, an Austrlian-born pro who rides the bench for the San Antonio Spurs.
According to ESPN, “Team USA had...
Now, these are just exhibition games ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. They don’t officially count for anything. But winning has come to seem like the U.S. Team’s birthright. It is the most successful team in international competition ever, winning medals in all 18 Olympic tournaments it has entered, including 15 golds. Given that record, dropping exhibition games to Australia and Nigeria is surprising.
It’s even more surprising when one considers that the U.S. is led by Kevin Durant, roundly considered to be either the best or the second-best player on the planet, while Australia is fronted by Patty Mills, an Austrlian-born pro who rides the bench for the San Antonio Spurs.
According to ESPN, “Team USA had...
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