Josh Giddey scores 17 points as Australia defeat Spain 92-80 in Olympics opener
BasketNews: No Dante Exum & Duop Reath for Australia? No problem as Aussies upset reigning EuroBasket champions Spain in their Olympic debut 🇦🇺
#Paris2024 🇦🇺 92-80 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/VKU3dojqzG
Source: Twitter @BasketNews_com
#Paris2024 🇦🇺 92-80 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/VKU3dojqzGSource: Twitter @BasketNews_com
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Led by Jock Landale, Patty Mills and Josh Giddey, Australia took down the Spaniards in Lille to start the #PARIS2024 on a high note.
eurohoops.net/en/olympic-gam… – 6:54 AM
Led by Jock Landale, Patty Mills and Josh Giddey, Australia took down the Spaniards in Lille to start the #PARIS2024 on a high note.
eurohoops.net/en/olympic-gam… – 6:54 AM
Kane Pitman @KanePitman
The Josh Giddey – Jock Landale connection has been cooking all through the exhibition games. The pair have been absolutely monstrous in the opener against Spain. – 6:47 AM
The Josh Giddey – Jock Landale connection has been cooking all through the exhibition games. The pair have been absolutely monstrous in the opener against Spain. – 6:47 AM
Kane Pitman @KanePitman
Spain grabbed their first lead at 56-54 with 5:58 left in the third with momentum feeling like it had swung. Patty Mills instantly responded with a three and the Boomers close out the third on a 15-4 run with the majority of that as Giddey was on the bench. Incredible stretch. – 6:29 AM
Spain grabbed their first lead at 56-54 with 5:58 left in the third with momentum feeling like it had swung. Patty Mills instantly responded with a three and the Boomers close out the third on a 15-4 run with the majority of that as Giddey was on the bench. Incredible stretch. – 6:29 AM
Tas Melas @TasMelas
So much Josh Giddey — a baseline backdoor cut for a finish, stepping into two made threes, a bold behind the back pass that went nowhere, a travel, a charge, pretty finishes with both hands, high post passes (!), nice pass on the break, getting stoped to get advice from his vets. – 6:04 AM
So much Josh Giddey — a baseline backdoor cut for a finish, stepping into two made threes, a bold behind the back pass that went nowhere, a travel, a charge, pretty finishes with both hands, high post passes (!), nice pass on the break, getting stoped to get advice from his vets. – 6:04 AM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
🇦🇺 Josh Giddey was not joking around in the first half against Spain 😳 #Paris2024
15 PTS
6/8 FG
3 REB
3 AST pic.twitter.com/p71liUU8XR – 5:54 AM
🇦🇺 Josh Giddey was not joking around in the first half against Spain 😳 #Paris2024
15 PTS
6/8 FG
3 REB
3 AST pic.twitter.com/p71liUU8XR – 5:54 AM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
We got some of the rough stuff between Spain’s Usman Garuba and Australia’s Josh Green and then Josh Giddey. It’s under review. Garuba was the aggressor here. #Paris2024 – 5:18 AM
We got some of the rough stuff between Spain’s Usman Garuba and Australia’s Josh Green and then Josh Giddey. It’s under review. Garuba was the aggressor here. #Paris2024 – 5:18 AM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
2024 Olympics provide first chance to see Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey square off (via @The_ThunderWire):
okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/2024/07/26/202… – 5:31 PM
2024 Olympics provide first chance to see Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey square off (via @The_ThunderWire):
okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/2024/07/26/202… – 5:31 PM
More on this storyline
Donatas Urbonas: Two unsportsmanlike fouls and one technical, and we’re not even midway through the 2nd quarter of the Australia vs. Spain game. This time, Rudy Fernandez and Josh Giddey got into a heated conversation. pic.twitter.com/x261tBbZ8l -via Twitter @Urbodo / July 27, 2024
Paul, 39, only joined San Antonio on a one-year pact, and for the stabilizing presence the future Hall of Famer will surely bring, he is not the long-term pick-and-roll partner the Spurs are looking to pair with Wembanyama for the next decade. And as long as that role remains undetermined, playmakers from Trae Young — who had the Spurs on his wishlist of next teams, sources said, if Young had moved this summer — to Josh Giddey, who also held an interest in joining San Antonio, sources said, before Oklahoma City moved Giddey to Chicago in exchange for Alex Caruso, will point to the Spurs as a desired home alongside Wemby. -via Yahoo! Sports / July 24, 2024
Patty Mills was once again great for Australia with 24 points, as was Josh Giddey with 20 points and eight assists. Daniels followed with 14 points, while Will Magnay and Duop Reath added 10 points each. For France, Victor Wembanyama was on the verge of a triple-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists. Only Nicolas Batum with 12 and Guerschon Yabusele with 10 points followed in scoring. -via EuroHoops.net / July 21, 2024