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Nikola Jokic has had the last laugh as Serbia came from 24 points down to beat the Boomers 95-90 in overtime and book an Olympic semi-final. In his last Games outing, Patty Mills was immense as Australia burst out of the blocks, the five-time Olympian then hitting a clutch bucket to take their Paris quarter-final to overtime. But, down three, the reigning NBA MVP took control with two stops and two buckets to have the final say on Monday.
The lead had suddenly evaporated to four and Mills slipped on the first play after a time-out, Ognjen Dobric’s triple making it a one-point game. Australia’s offence ground to a halt and Bogdanovic put Serbia ahead 61-60 with three minutes left in the quarter. Serbia closed out a 25-11 quarter with more Jokic free throws and a defensive stop to lead by two, Australia’s shooting percentage dropping to 55.
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