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Cayla George’s bench cameo has woken the Opals from their Olympic slumber, Australia handling Canada 70-65 to avoid a catastrophic early Games exit. Australia rid themselves of the bad habits that had cost them in a loss to Nigeria that five-time Olympic veteran Lauren Jackson labelled a disaster. They were tidier on both ends as they took control of a tight contest in the second half.
The loss left Canada 0-2, the Opals now able to top the pool, or at least guarantee a quarter-final berth in Paris with second place, if they beat France in their final pool game on Sunday. Ezi Magbegor also found foul trouble but still had 10 points in 15 minutes, while Steph Talbot and Marianna Tolo stepped up in a replay of the 2022 World Cup bronze medal game won by Australia.
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