USA vs Australia Olympic Basketball Semifinals Game Thread

[insidehoops]

The game is live RIGHT NOW. Started at 12:15AM ET.


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Olympic basketball semifinals:

Wednesday night (technically very early Thursday morning):

12:15AM ET: USA vs. Australia

Thursday morning:

7AM ET: France vs. Slovenia

[ScottieQuitting]

Damn I wish USA could’ve played Slovenia AND France.

[DoctorP]

it's going to be a tough one for USA. If Mills goes off again...look out

[fsvr54]

Australia vs France finals

Lets goooo

[nayte]

I would rather us play Slovenia but either way .

[And1AllDay]

they beat spain so we prolly good now

[insidehoops]

Just fixed the title. Forgot these are the 2020 Olympics.

[tontoz]

How crazy is it that Rubio scored 38 pts against team usa in only 27 minutes? W T F has he ever scored 38 in his NBA career?

[HALLandOATES]

Aussies have beat them 2 times the last couple years, including the exhibition game last month were USA blew it in the 4th



USA has beat a bunch of nobodys lately and an old Spain team who’s on there last leg of being at the top(Gasol brothers are old af now,)


Who you guys got??

[insidehoops]

Australia 6, USA 4

Joe Ingles on pace to score 850.

[Im Still Ballin]

Matisse is such a cheat code on defense.

[HBK_Kliq_2]

Pop's big 3 I guess is jrue, durant, draymond

Terrible start. 6 points in half a quarter

[insidehoops]

Halfway through the first quarter it's Australia 11, USA 6.

[insidehoops]

End of first quarter: Australia 24, USA 18.

USA hasn't hit a three yet.

[insidehoops]

What a quiet start for USA

[insidehoops]

KD sitting, Damian Lillard forces a contested but still easy two, and makes it.


Australia up 29-22.

[HBK_Kliq_2]

Middelton missed a wide open dunk hahahaha

He's a disgrace without giannis wow

[L.Kizzle]

Come on Team USA. Down 10.

[insidehoops]

Mid 2nd quarter: Australia 31, USA 23.

No made three-pointers for USA yet.

Kevin Durant 8 points.

[Im Still Ballin]

Oh god USA in SERIOUS trouble!

[HBK_Kliq_2]

USA looks scared shit less outside of durant

[Im Still Ballin]

Big alley-oop for a 15 point lead. Team USA needs to regroup -- fast.

[imdaman99]

Getting rekt by Dante Exum :biggums:

[LukeWalton]

Fortunately, Team Australia did not bring along Simmons

[insidehoops]

Mid 2nd quarter: Australia 41, USA Basketball 26.

Patty Mills 1 of 7

[insidehoops]

USA has more turnovers than assists, and still haven't hit a three yet

[Taurus]

Flagrant foul?

Did Silver make a call to the IOC?

[insight]

The US put together a poorly contructed roster. No true point guard. No post players who are offensives threats to force the defense to collaspe and give shooters space.

[Im Still Ballin]

Team USA is super lucky to be in this game.

[HBK_Kliq_2]

Down 3 is a sigh of relief after that performance

I think usa wins now

[BurningHammer]

Team USA start to get their scoring touch back and now they only trail by 3.

[insidehoops]

Finally, a few Team USA threes made, from Devin Booker and then Jayson Tatum.

Halftime: Australia 45, USA 42.

KD 15 points, 5 rebounds

Devin Booker 7 points

Jrue Holiday 5 points, 6 assists

Damian Lillard 5 points

Bam Adebayo 6 rebounds

[BurningHammer]

USA couldn't get a three for 18 minutes though.... Yikes.

[nayte]

We were going so well till those last few minutes .

[HBK_Kliq_2]

USA taking control

[BurningHammer]

Aussie completely lose their momentum. Can't hit shots. Can't stop Team USA scoring.

[HBK_Kliq_2]

Damn destroying them in the 2nd half.

Now its men against boys

[Im Still Ballin]

Thybulle needs to play more; he's crucial to their defense.

[BurningHammer]

Jrue is the glue guy for this team. They are lucky to have him even it was a bit later.

[NBASTATMAN]

where is this game being shown

[SATAN]

where is this game being shown

http://livetv.sx/enx/eventinfo/1096842_usa_australia/

[BurningHammer]

where is this game being shown

cbc :d

[insidehoops]

Australia should put Shane Heal in.

[L.Kizzle]

30 point turn around

[BurningHammer]

Australia should put Shane Heal in.

They probably will soon since garbage time is coming. :ohwell:

[1987_Lakers]

See yall in the gold medal game.

[insidehoops]

Devin Booker for three. And now through three quarters it's USA 74, Australia 55.

[BurningHammer]

Dray :banghead:

[insidehoops]

USA outscored Australia 32-10 in the third quarter.

[insidehoops]

Jayson Tatum making some weird mistakes.

[Xiao Yao You]

Getting rekt by Dante Exum :biggums:

doesn't get much worse than that

[insidehoops]

USA Basketball up 20 on Australia with 3:59 left, and Australia just emptied their bench.

[insidehoops]

Devin Booker got BUCKETS today.

[insidehoops]

USA wins, reaches gold medal game.

Will face France or Slovenia, whose semifinals game is at 7AM ET this morning.

[nayte]

Major bummer. I wasn't expecting us to win just hopefull.

[coin24]

Australia should put Shane Heal in.

:lol

They could have used his shooting in the third qtr meltdown:facepalm

Disappointing second half

[nayte]

Yeah we couldn't hit a shot to save our lives. I didn't expect us to keep up our good shooting and America shoot so bad the whole game tho

[Im so nba'd out]

This country is forever indebted to KD. He bails us out time and time again i literally dont know how we would win without him...I cant see none of these guys winning as "the guy" on this team. I dont think i can take a shot at this guy no more. I have nothing else bad to say about this man anymore...im officially off the kd hate train


Thank you Kd
Thank you Jrue
Thank you booker

[BurningHammer]

This country is forever indebted to KD. He bails us out time and time again i literally dont know how we would win without him...I cant see none of these guys winning as "the guy" on this team. I dont think i can take a shot at this guy no more. I have nothing else bad to say about this man anymore...im officially off the kd hate train


Thank you Kd
Thank you Jrue
Thank you booker

Especially Jrue. We know what KD will do, but Jrue has been so far the unexpectedly best player in Team USA. His consistent defense against Spain and Australia's guards is the key to success.

[plowking]

Jrue has been unreal so far.

Biggest difference maker on the floor.

[Manny98]

KD leading the worst USA team ever to gold puts him in the top 10 all time and cements him as the GOAT player on the international level

[DoctorP]

USA is back.

[BurningHammer]

The rematch against France in the biggest game in international basketball will be amazing.

It will be a sweet revenge after two losses for Team USA if they win.

Still rooting for France though. :D

[HBK_Kliq_2]

KD leading the worst USA team ever to gold puts him in the top 10 all time and cements him as the GOAT player on the international level

International level doesn't mean shit or Manu ginobili would be top 5 GOAT.

So Durant has nba all stars on his team and beat patty mills in the Olympics. He has curry on his team and beats JR smith. Wow what a resume hahahah

[tontoz]

Watching the game now. Pretty epic turnaround, down 15 in the 2nd to up 19 after 3.

:bowdown: