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Not so “dream team”!  The United States has now lost to Australia

Not so “dream team”! The United States has now lost to Australia

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basketball team United State, full of stars from NBA, lost on Monday to Australia By 91-83 His second game in a row Preparing for the Tokyo Olympics.

The American team that fell suddenly on Saturday you are Nigeria (90-87), failed miserably on Monday in Friendly Homer Held in Las Vegas (Nevada).

Al-Qaeda patty mills, from San Antonio Spurs, top scorer Australia 22 points While Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) scored 22 points and Kevin Durant (Brooklyn Nets) 17 more for the United States.

The United States, which closed the tour at home on Tuesday against Argentina, Recruit a strong gaming team with a goal Olympic gold re-verification And they make up for the disappointing performance in the 2019 World Cup in China, where they lost in the quarter-finals.

However, the veteran coach Greg Popovich has serious problems To promote Chemistry in a group full of players who are big stars in their franchises and who must adapt to the rules of FIFA Basketball.

“We were better tonight. We haven’t been together for long.”Popovich tried to reassure him. “In the first half we defended as we had to defend (…) in the second half we were tired and it wasn’t the same. But that is totally understandable.”

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