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The winners were led by Anthony Davis who scored a double-double. The Los Angeles Lakers’ tall man collected 17 points (5/11 doubles, 1/1 triples, 4/6 penalties), 14 grabs and 1 steal and 26 utility points in 18 minutes.
Australia was led by Jocks Landale, known to Lithuanians. The Australian who competed in Kaunas had 20 points (8/10 doubles, 1/2 triples, 1/1 penalty), 7 rebounds and 2 steals, 6 assists and 29 utility points in 27 minutes.
Steve Kerr’s men finished the first half with a 13-2 run and gained a double-digit advantage 32-21, and went to rest with a confident lead – 53-37.
The US national team took a record 24-point lead in the third quarter when they ran away 65-41. But the Australians got closer to 55:67.
In the fourth quarter, the Australians reduced the deficit to 80-86, but Tyrese Huliburton ended the intrigue with two long shots – 92-80.
9 seconds left the Australians trailed 90:94, but could not overturn the result.
In the Olympics, the USA national team will play in one group with Serbia, South Sudan and Puerto Rico, while the Australians will face the teams of Greece, Canada and Spain.
USA: Anthony Davis 17 (14 rebounds), Devin Booker 16 (4/7 shots), Anthony Edwards 14 (5/11 shots), LeBron James (3/8 shots), Joel Embiid (5 rebounds). ), Bam Adebayo 10 (4/5 doubles), Jayson Tatum 7 (5 rebounds), Tyrese Haliburton 6, Jrue Holiday 5, Stephen Curry 3 (1/6 triples).
Australia: Jock Landale 20 (7 goals, 6 goals per.), Josh Giddey 17 (8 goals, 7 goals per.), Dyson Daniels 14 (5/6 doubles), Jack McVeigh 9, Will Magnay 8.
It was the second victory for the team coached by Steve Kerr in preparation for the Olympics, having previously defeated the Canadians 86-72. At that time, the Australians suffered their first setback, beating Japan and drawing once – 90:89 and 95:95, and they managed to beat China twice – 107:87 and 91:58.
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