Australia’s preparations for the Paris Olympics were dealt a major blow following the shock result.
Point guard Josh Giddey had a game-high 25 points to go with eight rebounds and four assists.
But some shaky offence and an inability to guard Doncic’s lesser-known teammates bit the Tokyo bronze medallists, who got within two points before a 15-2 final-quarter run killed them off.Giddey impressed in his major tournament debut as did Josh Green, while fellow 20-year-old Dyson Daniels sat on the end of the bench in a new-look Boomers outfit.
Veteran shooter Chris Goulding barely left the bench all tournament, despite the side’s lack of scoring punch hurting them.
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