USA Basketball Carmelo Makes Kyrie Ice Down His Knees + Jokes on Jokes. Kevin Durant Dances!
Carmelo Anthony and Kyrie Irving scored 26 of 28 fourth quarter points for the United States as the Americans held off Australia, 98-88, Wednesday to remain perfect in Group A play.
Anthony (9 of 15 from 3) finished with a game-high 31 points becoming Team USA"s all-time leading scorer and Irving added 19 as the Americansoutscored Australia 49-34 in the second half after trailing by five at the break.
Patty Mills had 30 points to lead Australia.
The win was the 20th straight in the Olympics for the US.
[Read the complete AP recap|View the box score]
Next up:United States men"s basketball vs.Serbia
When:3 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET, Friday, Aug.12
Where:Barra Carioca Arena 1,Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
TV:NBC Sports
How to watch online:Live stream available atNBCOlympics.comand ontheNBCSports app.
Quarter summaries from the game below:
USA 98, Australia 88 Final:14 points from Carmelo Anthony in the fourth quarter leads the US to victory despite the Americans shooting 39 percent from the field in the game.
USA 70, Australia 67 Q3:The Americans hold Australia to 13 points in the third quarter, turning a five-point deficit at the break into a three-point lead heading into the final period. Patty Mills has a game-high 22 points for Australia. Carmelo Anthony leads the US with 17 and Kevin Durant has 12.
Australia 54, USA 49 Halftime:AUS shot a blistering 68 percent (19 of 28) in that first half, led by 15 points from Patty Mills, 13 from Andrew Bogut and 10 from David Anderson. The US shot just 37 percent (17 of 46), with Carmelo Anthony the only player in double figures with 17 points.
USA 29, Australia 29 Q1:14 points by Carmelo Anthony, making him the all-time leading scorer for USA men"s basketball. AUS shot 60 percent in the first quarter to the 38 percent from the US.
Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/nba/index.ssf/2016/08/usa_basketball_australia_at_ri.html
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