San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills and Australia (3-2) are on a 3-game winning streak in Olympic play after losing their first two games to Brazil and Spain, as they prepare for the Quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Unfortunately for the Boomers, they will be facing the juggernaut of teams, the United States of America (5-0), who are coming in undefeated right now.
It’s going to be a long shot for Mills and the Aussies to pull an incredible upset, but without further ado, here’s the scouting report of Australia and the U.S.
Game Time: 2:15 PM CST
USA AUS
117.8 Points per game 82 PPG
79.6 Opponent points per game 74.6 OPG
45.8% 3PT 32.3% 3PT
44.4
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Patty Mills,
David Andersen,
LeBron James,
Kobe Bryant,
Carmelo Anthony,
Chris Paul,
Brad Newley,
Andre Iguodala
TEAMS: San Antonio Spurs, New Orleans Hornets, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers
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