Basketball: In promising signs for Australia, the Boomers pushed Team USA in their pre-Olympics hit-out, going down fighting in a 98-92 loss
Boomers give Team USA a scare | 02:17After Australia ’s 98-92 loss to Team USA in an exhibition game on Tuesday morning, Boomers great Andrew Bogut declared: “They’re going to need more from him”.
But it was Mills magic from that point forward, with the veteran guard scoring six points to go with two rebounds, an assist and a steal to seal the win. The Mills-inspired flurry had the Boomers leading 76-67 and then an emphatic Exum jam extended the difference beyond double digits and Australia didn’t look back from that point.
Then Mills, having gone 2-for-8 from the field in Tuesday’s loss to Team USA, made his first two 3-point attempts while Serbia largely struggled to get its shots falling early.Vanja Marinkovic made Serbia’s first 3-pointer to help close the gap as the Boomers fell behind 9-8, but it was short-lived as Australia quickly regained the advantage to go up 14-9.
That will continue to be a key part of the team’s identity and indicator of its success given the length and athleticism Australia boasts across the board. The reigning NBA MVP immediately found Fililip Petrusev with a masterful lob pass and in general Serbia’s ball movement was much-improved with the Nuggets superstar on the floor, drawing level with the Boomers at 32-32.
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