Kevin Durant, Devin Booker lead U.S. men’s basketball team to 97-78 semi-final win over Australia
United States's Kevin Durant gestures during men's basketball semi-final game against Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Aug. 5, 2021, in Saitama, Japan.Once again, the U.S. men’s basketball team struggled in a first half against a tough opponent at theOnce again, the Americans silenced doubts by finding their rhythm and pulling away for victory, this time in a semi-final match against Australia, winning 97-78 and heading to the gold medal game on Saturday .
“We knew Australia would come out fast and hit us with a nice punch,” he said. “We know that teams want to get us down early, see how we respond. A lot of these guys got continuity for years and years so they know how to play with each other. I feel like a lot of teams are expecting us to fold early.
“They’ve got a lot of firepower so we knew that if we gave them an inch, they would be able to take a mile,” Australia’s Matisse Thybulle said. “I think we played well, played hard for the majority of the game, but they don’t need much to get going.”Story continues below advertisement
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