USA Vs AUSTRALIA And Sloppy Turnovers In Olympic Basketball Warmup
• Americans Hold On For 98-92 Victory Over Boomers
• US Bench Is The Difference In Abu Dhabi Exhibition
• USA Survived A Spirited Effort From Australia For A 98-92 Win In A Pre-Olympics Showcase In Abu Dhabi On Monday.
• Patty Mills Connected On A Three-Pointer From The Left Wing And Pulled The Boomers Within Six, 86-80, During An 0-For-7 Shooting Stretch For Team USA. But After Australia Missed A Three And Two Point-Blank Tries To Cut The Lead Further, Tyrese Haliburton Connected On Corner Threes On Consecutive Possessions For A 92-80 Advantage That Effectively Sealed The Game.
• Jock Landale Was The Standout Player For Australia, Finishing With 20 Points And Seven Offensive Rebounds.
• With USA Coach Steve Kerr Shuffling His Starting Lineup At Halftime, Australia Competed Deep Into The Second Half, Scoring In The Paint But They Were Unable To Contain Team USA’s Bigs. Anthony Davis Had 17 Points And Seven Rebounds And Helped The US Overcome A Stagnant Second Half. The US Battled Self-Inflicted Wounds With Empty Possessions And 18 Turnovers. The US Also Had 15 Turnovers Last Week In An Exhibition Victory Over Canada.
• “Third Quarter, We Started Turning The Ball Over,” Kerr Said. “We Gave Up A Ton Of Points At The Basket. Back Cuts, Offensive Boards And So, The Game Shifted. It’s A Good Lesson For Us. Better To Learn That Lesson Now Than Later. And This Will Be A Good Tape For Us To Watch. But I Give Australia A Ton Of Credit. They Were Great. They Fought. They Were Really Physical. Took It To Us In The Last Quarter And A Half And Really Made It A Game.”
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26 авг 2024
