A visit to the gold medal match on the Paris Olympics will likely be on the road tomorrow.
This would be the third time this summer season that USA and Serbia can have performed one another. The primary time was on the USA Basketball Showcase and the People dominated the Serbians in Abu Dhabi, 105-79. The second time got here in Olympic pool play within the opening sport for Group C and USA took care of enterprise as soon as once more, 110-84.
Filip Petrusev would need nothing greater than upsetting his former collegiate coach, Mark Few. The 2020 West Coast Convention Participant of the 12 months has been the sidekick to Nikola Jokic within the Serbian frontcourt this summer season. In Serbia’s 24-point comeback win over Australia ( the most important ever in Olympic historical past), the previous Zag scored 9 factors on 3-7 FG, 5 rebounds and a pair of steals.
Crew USA and Serbia will sq. off within the semifinals on Thursday, August eighth at 12 PM ET. It’ll observe France and Germany, which can tip-off at 8:30 AM ET. Each video games may be watched on USA Community and Peacock.
Sadly for Andrew Nembhard and Kelly Olynyk, Canada’s journey in Paris is over. It was a robust begin to the Olympics after going undefeated at 3-0 in Group A. The Canadians seemed just like the nation to beat moreover USA however they ended up falling to France within the quarterfinals, 82-73. Each Zags put up goose-eggs within the scoring class of the field rating.
It was robust for the 2 to face out on a roster full of 10 NBA gamers. The worst half about shedding within the Olympics is that your subsequent alternative comes 4 years later however Canada’s basketball future seems to be extraordinarily shiny.
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga College graduate from the Bay Space… Observe him on Twitter @a_cravalho
