Team USA gets angry after the break against Australia, heading to the Olympic final! | NBA

Australia believed in the space of 15 minutes before being overtaken by the physical density, the depth of the bench and the intrinsic talent of the Americans who made the difference on the length. Even at -15 in the middle of the second quarter, Gregg Popovich’s troops did not panic and ended up reversing the trend, especially during a one-sided third quarter that allowed Team USA to freewheel.

The Australians are however up to the meeting at the start of the match, responding to the Americans in the physical dimension and in the aggressiveness. Patty Mills plays the game well by going quickly to cause the second personal foul of Draymond Green.

Dante Exum at 3 points, Patty Mills at the lay-up and Nic Kay at the dunk then allow the “Boomers” to shine on a placed attack and go to +8 at the end of the first quarter (18-10). “Team USA” is already relying on individual exploits, thanks in particular to Kevin Durant, to limit the damage and revarnish to -3 before seeing Chris Goulding conclude the period with a basket behind the arc (24-18) .

A team with two faces

Chris Goulding puts it on top of that by fielding a 3-point shot at the head of the racket and then landing three shots while Khris Middleton stands out by missing a dunk on the other side of the field.

The gap goes up to +10 on a lay-up by Dante Exum (33-23). Nothing seems to disturb Australia, like Dante Exum’s 3-point response to KD’s 2 + 1 and then to the lay-up with the bonus fault of Matisse Thybulle. The alley-oop between Exum and Jock Landale then passed the mark to +15, forcing Gregg Popovich to stop the game (41-26).

Patty Mills contributes to the scoring with a 3-point score on the head of two Americans who in turn unlock their distance counter thanks to Devin Booker then Jayson Tatum after starting at 0/10 in the exercise (45-38).

But “Team USA” then regains control over the end of the first half. In isolation, Kevin Durant adds two more points and Jrue Holiday, who begins to isolate Patty Mills, then brings his own to -3 at the break, concluding a 16-4 which completely restarts the game (45-42).

Kevin Durant and Devin Booker in blasters

Did Australia just miss its chance? The recovery is in any case 100% in favor of the Americans who take back control on a 12-0 (45-54). Kevin Durant is in all the good shots, scoring or the last pass, for the basket of Jrue Holiday or the 3-point of Devin Booker (50-59).

The external missiles of Patty Mills and Nic Kay do not slow down the American dynamic which starts again with a vengeance through Devin Booker, author of a 3-point and a 2 + 1 to increase his own to +12 (53-65). It’s up to Australia to multiply the bad choices and to the Americans to shine, Jayson Tatum by putting a layer of an open basket in the corner before seeing Zach LaVine slip away to the dunk in counterattack.

Devin Booker finished the job to give his family 19 points ahead after a third quarter won 32-10 by the American squad (55-74).

The score is final and with full confidence, “Team USA” can finish the job in a last act without much suspense, with Zach LaVine to ensure the show to the end and JaVale McGee to slam a final dunk. . Winners 97-78, Kevin Durant’s teammates will now wait for the result of France – Slovenia (1:00 p.m.) to know their opponent in the final of the Olympic Games.

For Australia, it is another defeat in the semi-finals, and the Boomers will try to avoid the “place of the con” during the small final, which will take place Sunday, at 1:00 pm. To finally win an Olympic medal.