Veteran guard returns to form with 28 points ahead as Australia defeat Serbian team led by NBA star Nikola Jokic 84-73
Patty Mills and Australia Boomers beat Nikola Jokic and Aleksa Radanov of Serbia 84-73 at Etihad Arena in a Paris Olympic Games warm-up.Patty Mills and Australia Boomers beat Nikola Jokic and Aleksa Radanov of Serbia 84-73 at Etihad Arena in a Paris Olympic Games warm-up.Patty Mills has found form on the eve of the Olympics, and inspired the Boomers to an impressive pre-Games victory over Serbia.
“He came into this thing physically in the best shape I’ve seen him, with the motivation to play well and for us to medal,” Boomers coach Brian Goorjian said. “I just know the more he plays , because he’s been through a year where he hasn’t played a lot, so he needs reps and he needs games.Goorjian began with the same starting five as in Monday’s encouraging 98-92 loss to the United States: Mills, Giddey, Daniels, Jock Landale and Nick Kay.
Goorjian was encouraged by the manner of his team’s win, but sees plenty of room for improvement, with Spain, Greece and Canada looming in the so-called “group of death’’.“We need to be able to play with pace, and when you play at pace the defensive end is really important or you can’t get going,” Goorjian said. “In the tournament we’re going to have to defend at a very high level.
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