Australia destroys Argentina and basketball medal curse is ripe for the breaking | phillutton78
It is once more unto the breach for the Boomers at the Olympic basketball tournament. The Australians are into the semi-finals for the fifth time after a 97-59 thumping of Argentina and remain well and truly alive in their pursuit of their first medal of any colour at a Games.
“We anticipated their physicality on the defensive end. We had to absorb it and use it to our advantage. We’re still just getting started, we’re not where we want to be,” Thybulle said. France and Slovenia will play in the other quarter-finals and both will be a major test for the Boomers if they meet for bronze. But for now, Australia only has eyes on taking Kevin Durant and the USA right to the wire when they return to the Saitama Super Arena on Thursday.
It was comfortable enough but this is the Boomers at the Olympics. Their memory banks have more scars than stars. Landale helped settle nerves as he helped himself to a pair of threes to start the third quarter and give his side their first double-digit lead.
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