In the same game, the nervous Serbian basketball team defeated Australia in overtime and qualified for the semi-finals of the Olympic Games in Paris, where the winner of the match between America and Brazil awaits. At one point, the "kangaroos" were leading by as many as 24 points
Basketball national team of Serbia she beat Australia in the quarter-finals Olympic Games in Paris with a score of 95:90 and qualified for the semi-finals.
With Serbia, Nikola Jokić was the most effective with 21 points, along with 14 rebounds and eight assists. Bogdan Bogdanović gave 17 points, Vasilije Micić 14, Marko Gudurić and Ognjen Dobrić 11 each, and Aleksa Avramović 10.
Pato Mills led Australia with 26 points, Giddy had 22, and Jack McVeigh had 13.
The Serbian basketball players entered the match nervously and at one point lost by 24 points. There were many mistakes, they played without any energy, they did not manage on the field. The Kangaroos played their game, fast and hard with a lot of three-point shots - and they hit.
In the long quarter, Svetislav Pešić's team rallied, started to play a tighter defense and reduced the score to an acceptable ten point difference, only to explode at the beginning of the third quarter and take the lead.
However, until the very end, the game of the Serbian basketball players was followed by insecurity, lack of ideas and a large number of mistakes. Which in the second half of the game was understandable considering the huge physical and mental effort that was needed to make up for the minus of 24 points.
There were a lot of reckless runs under the basket of the Australians, a lot of shots from unprepared positions.
Such was the very end of the regular part of the game, when the "kangaroos" managed to get a two-point advantage over the "eagles" a second and a little before the end.
In overtime, it seemed that the Serbian ship was starting to sink again. And then Nikola Jokić took matters into his own hands: several good defenses, jumps, then one basket, then another basket from difficult positions.
Serbia posted the greatest comeback in Olympics history...from down 24 in the first half...to beat Australia in OT.
Nikola Jokic had 21, 14, 8 and 4 steals...he also had the Serbian broadcasters laughing in disbelief by the end of it: pic.twitter.com/Qyb4sz1Lr6
— Tim Micallef (@tim_micallef) August 6, 2024
Serbia went to the semi-finals, where the Americans or the Brazilians are waiting for us. They play the quarter-final game tonight.
The last time when the best Serbian basketball players placed among the best eight teams at the Olympics, Serbia's rival was Croatia. Aleksandar Đorđević's team defeated the Croatian team in Brazil, then qualified for the finals through Australia, where they lost to the Americans and brought home the silver medal.
The semi-finals are scheduled for Thursday, August 8, and the duel for bronze will be played on Saturday from 11.30:21.30. The gold medal match is scheduled for Sunday at XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.
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