The US began with an elite quintet of Steph Curry, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, LeBron James and Anthony Edwards but Australia were within four points with minutes to play.
The Boomers have nearly pulled off a shock comeback win against a stacked US team in their Olympic warm-up in Abu Dhabi, but will still continue their Paris build-up hugely encouraged by a impressive display.
Even after Tyrese Haliburton landed a brace of three-pointers, pushing the lead back to 92-80, the Boomers kept battling and twice trimmed the gap back to four before the US struck late to win 98-92. “I give Australia a ton of credit,” US coach Steve Kerr, who is combining the role with his post at Golden State Warriors, said. “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.”Credit:Australia’s starting five were Patty Mills, Giddey, Daniels, Nick Kay and Landale, all but Japan-based Kay being NBA players.
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