What. A. Game.
It’s not often you see Team USA get a run for its money in basketball, but Australia did its very best Wednesday night (Rio time) at the Olympics.
Australia, nicknamed the Boomers, led by five points at halftime. Ultimately, the team’s lead slipped away in the final quarter to lose 98-88 to the U.S. in a game that threatened to be a major upset for the world’s number one ranked team.
That slim halftime lead gave Australian Twitter plenty of time to imagine “what if,” though.
Despite Australia being ranked 11th, with less than half the roster playing basketball in the NBA, it seems the U.S. knew they were in for a hard fight. Read more…
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