USA vs Australia Olympic Basketball Semifinals Game Thread

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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

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

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

Australia vs France finals

Lets goooo

I would rather us play Slovenia but either way .

they beat spain so we prolly good now

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

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?

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??

Australia 6, USA 4

Joe Ingles on pace to score 850.

Matisse is such a cheat code on defense.

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

Terrible start. 6 points in half a quarter

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

End of first quarter: Australia 24, USA 18.

USA hasn't hit a three yet.

What a quiet start for USA

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


Australia up 29-22.

Middelton missed a wide open dunk hahahaha

He's a disgrace without giannis wow

Come on Team USA. Down 10.

Mid 2nd quarter: Australia 31, USA 23.

No made three-pointers for USA yet.

Kevin Durant 8 points.

Oh god USA in SERIOUS trouble!

USA looks scared shit less outside of durant

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

Getting rekt by Dante Exum :biggums:

Fortunately, Team Australia did not bring along Simmons

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

Patty Mills 1 of 7

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

Flagrant foul?

Did Silver make a call to the IOC?

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.

Team USA is super lucky to be in this game.

Down 3 is a sigh of relief after that performance

I think usa wins now

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

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

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

We were going so well till those last few minutes .

USA taking control

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

Damn destroying them in the 2nd half.

Now its men against boys

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

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

where is this game being shown