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Canada snares a win over cagey Opals
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OPALS Olympic debutante, Canberra Capitals WNBL star and burgeoning WNBA talent at Washington Mystics, Jade Melbourne overnight paced the Opals with a game-high 23 points in a 74-77 loss to medal contender Canada in Segovia, the Maple Leafs' nemesis Lauren Jackson not suiting for the match.
Opals reign v Spain in Games warm-up
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A TRIO of the Opals' incoming WNBA contingent in Sami Whitcomb, Alanna Smith and Jade Melbourne overnight led the scoring for Australia as it reigned over Spain in a Paris pre-Olympics warm-up game in Segovia, winning 75-66, Tess Madgen and Steph Talbot not suiting.
Daredevil Dyson reverse and it's French toast
A SLICK offensive baseline inbounds pass from Josh Giddey to a cutting Dyson Daniels for a reverse layup with one second left, overnight gave the Boomers an 83-82 win over host nation France in Australia's last formal hit-out before the Paris Olympics, Dante Exum an unfortunate casualty.
D the key as Boomers continue to grow
IT MIGHT have been Orleans in France but there was nothing "new" about how Australia unravelled Puerto Rico in their overnight pre-Olympic practice match, the Boomers' win built on defensive pressure and led offensively by Josh Giddey's 19-point, five-assist double.
Brad&Boti: Can our teams bag it in France?
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IT'S ALL starting to happen now as the reality and enormity of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games looms on the horizon, the Boomers and Opals with practice matches to go but already drawing the attention of Brad Rosen and I in this week's Brad&Boti podcast.
Boomers run over Serbia in Olympic test run
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PATTY Mills found his stroke with 28 points as Australia turned up the defensive heat to beat FIBA's fourth-ranked international men's team Serbia 84-73 this morning in Abu Dhabi, despite turning the ball over 17 times but compensating with its harassment without the ball.
Late run Boomers give USA a minor scare
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IT REMAINS no less important today than it was yesterday to not get too carried away with Australia's 92-98 overnight loss to white-hot Olympic gold medal favourite USA in Abu Dhabi, although the work of Jock Landale and Jack McVeigh does warrant special mention.
Boomers face the latest US Redeem Team
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IT WILL be difficult to resist reading too much into tonight's pre-Olympic warm-up clash between the Boomers and the USA in Abu Dhabi after the defending gold medal champions beat Canada 86-72 in an exhibition last week, the result a far cry from a Kevin Durant promise.
BOB'S BOOST: Matisse, Ezi need no defending
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BOB'S BOOST: In reminding us that "defence wins games" our US correspondent BOB CRAVEN is actually somewhat despondent that great Aussie defenders Matisse Thybulle and Ezi Magbegor have been given short shrift lately in areas in which they excel.
Brad&Boti: Our Olympians, middling or medalling?
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WE'RE back, former Kings NBL captain and Sydney multi-media maestro Brad Rosen and I are back with our Brad&Boti podcast talking Olympic Games and whether selectors had it right or wrong on their Boomers and Opals picks for Paris.
