Anthony Davis, Devin Booker lead Team USA past Australia

Another day, another victory for Team USA, thanks to standout performances by two former Cats. Anthony Davis and Devin Booker came off the bench to lead the Americans to a 98-92 win over Australia in the second game of the USA Basketball Showcase, a five-game exhibition series to warm up for the Olympics, which begin next week in Paris.

Davis finished with a team-high 17 points and 14 rebounds in just 18 minutes, his second straight double-double after putting up 10 points and 11 rebounds in last week’s win over Canada. Booker had 16 points on 4-7 from the floor and a perfect 7-7 from the free throw line, along with three rebounds and two assists in 18 minutes. Bam Adebayo also scored in double figures, with 10 points, also in 18 minutes.

Today’s game took place in Abu Dhabi in front of a record crowd of 12,217 fans. While Team USA got the win, there is clearly some work to do before the Olympics next week. Australia had 68 points in the paint, exposing Team USA’s softness in the middle, and cut the lead to four twice in the final minute. A pair of three-pointers by Tyrese Haliburton and four of Booker’s seven free throws helped Team USA seal the victory.

On Wednesday, Team USA will face Serbia, its first opponent in the Olympics. Serbia is led by Nikola Jokic, a six-time NBA All-Star, three-time NBA MVP, and the MVP of the 2023 NBA Finals. NBA players Bogdan Bogdanovic, Aleksej Pokusevski, and Vasilije Micic are also on the Serbian National Team, which finished in the top ten of the FIBA Eurobasket Tournament in 2022.

Wednesday’s game will also take place in Abu Dhabi, tipping off at 12 p.m. ET on FS1. From there, the USA Basketball Showcase will move to London, England, where Team USA will finish its Olympic prep with exhibitions vs. South Sudan (including Wenyen Gabriel) and Germany.

USA vs. Australia Highlights

That's tuff, AD! 😤

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It's Ant's world. We just live in it.

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AD on a different level. 💪

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That LA connection.

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Bam showing off the touch.

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USA vs. Australia Box Score

Starters	MIN	FG	FG%	2PT	2PT%	3PT	3PT%	FT	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	EFF	PTS
Jayson Tatum	21	3-4	75.00	3-3	100.00	0-1	0.00	1-2	50.00	0	4	4	5	0	0	2	3	-1	10	7
Lebron James	21	3-8	37.50	1-4	25.00	2-4	50.00	2-2	100.00	1	2	3	3	0	0	3	0	-3	9	10
Joel Embiid	16	3-6	50.00	2-5	40.00	1-1	100.00	3-4	75.00	0	5	5	1	2	0	3	1	2	14	10
Anthony Edwards	27	5-11	45.45	2-6	33.33	3-5	60.00	1-1	100.00	1	3	4	2	2	0	1	3	-3	14	14
Stephen Curry	21	1-6	16.67	0-0	0.00	1-6	16.67	0-0	0.00	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	2	-3	-1	3
Bench	MIN	FG	FG%	2PT	2PT%	3PT	3PT%	FT	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	EFF	PTS
Tyrese Haliburton	18	2-4	50.00	0-0	0.00	2-4	50.00	0-0	0.00	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	9	7	6
Jrue Holiday	18	2-5	40.00	1-2	50.00	1-3	33.33	0-0	0.00	0	1	1	4	1	0	1	1	7	7	5
Bam Adebayo	18	4-5	80.00	4-5	80.00	0-0	0.00	2-2	100.00	0	2	2	1	1	0	3	2	9	10	10
Anthony Davis	18	6-12	50.00	5-11	45.45	1-1	100.00	4-6	66.67	7	7	14	1	1	2	3	1	4	26	17
Devin Booker	18	4-7	57.14	3-3	100.00	1-4	25.00	7-7	100.00	2	1	3	2	1	0	1	0	9	23	16
Langston Galloway	0	0-0	0.00	0-0	0.00	0-0	0.00	0-0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nigel Hayes Davis	0	0-0	0.00	0-0	0.00	0-0	0.00	0-0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Micah Potter	0	0-0	0.00	0-0	0.00	0-0	0.00	0-0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derrick White	0	0-0	0.00	0-0	0.00	0-0	0.00	0-0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Durant	0	0-0	0.00	0-0	0.00	0-0	0.00	0-0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team USA Basketball Exhibition and Olympic Schedule