USA Storm Back To Beat Australia In Olympic Basketball Semis

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published August 05, 2021 | 11:20 AM

USA storm back to beat Australia in Olympic basketball semis

Saitama, Japan, Aug 5 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 5th Aug, 2021 ) :Kevin Durant scored 23 points and Devin Booker added 20 to power three-time defending champions the United States past Australia 97-78 Thursday and into an Olympic men's basketball final against either France or Slovenia.

The Americans were 24-18 behind after the first quarter and 42-45 adrift at halfway, but stormed back during a dominant third term to stay on track for a fourth consecutive gold medal.

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