Giddey makes World Cup history for Boomers amid puzzling call on Aussie young gun
Australia has ended its FIBA World Cup campaign on a positive note, dominating Georgia to record a 100-84 win on Sunday night.
Dante Exum was another shining light to emerge for the Australians and had his best showing of the World Cup as he scored 18 points while Duop Reath was 3-of-3 from deep. Georgia was largely able to keep it close in the opening quarter, with Australia’s 3-point shooting the difference as Joe Ingles, Reath, Nick Kay and Josh Green all made shots from deep.The Boomers quickly extended their lead early in the second too, with Exum making an immediate impact as he scored Australia’s first six points of the period.
Turnovers were all that was really keeping it close as both Ingles and Mills coughed up possession in the space of 30 seconds, with Georgia going up the court and capitalising on both occasions. Interestingly, both Dyson Daniels and Chris Goulding saw zero minutes in the opening half despite Sunday’s game presenting the Boomers with a chance to look towards Paris and the future by experimenting with different line-ups.One of the biggest positives to come out of a disappointing tournament for Australia is the way Giddey has evolved his game, using his size and physicality to assert himself on defenders.
Georgia never looked any hope of getting in touching distance, with Australia running away 100-84 winners as Luka Liklikadze was ejected in the fourth quarter for his second technical foul.While the Boomers ended the tournament on a positive note, it was strange to see both Daniels and Goulding see limited minutes in Sunday night’s game.
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