Although a dominant win over France on Saturday was the perfect start for the Australian Boomers, they had very little time to rest on their laurels.
Drawn in Pool A of the Men’s Olympic basketball tournament, Australia have known from the start that a game with the star-studded US team awaits them, and as such their need for wins at every opportunity couldn’t be greater for seeding purposes.
Monday’s matchup saw them come head to head with Serbia, another nation with real aspirations of advancing from their pool following a dominant opening win of their own against Venezuela.