The Boomers are locked in a battle to progress to the quarter-finals after they were outgunned 93-83 by Canada in a high-quality Olympic pool game in Lille.
The Boomers lost 93-83 to Canada in a high-quality Olympic basketball battle that leaves Australia needing to fell Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Greece to ensure a quarter-final berth.
Tokyo bronze medallists Australia, who impressively beat Spain in their Games opener, will play the winless Greece on Friday. Patty Mills and Jack McVeigh hit crucial triples, Jock Landale was clever around the rim, Dante Exum impactful in his return from injury and Dyson Daniels was again a problem on defence as they led by five.
They couldn’t buy a bucket in a 21-13 fourth quarter, Gilgeous-Alexander icing the cake with a neat alley-oop pass to Dwight Powell for an 11-point lead with one minute to play. Heavy underdogs, Tim Hamill’s side, who’d lost their first match to Spain and were in desperate need of a victory to get their tournament on track, came out firing on Tuesday to blitz the world’s leading side by the most unlikely 8-3 scoreline.The Sharks’ standout was Luke Pavillard, who powered home four goals with his left-hand tracers, while Matt Byrnes chipped in with two. Jacob Mercep and Charlie Negus also got on the scoresheet.
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