Mills has been the catalyst for the Boomers as they sit atop of Group A in the tournament, ahead of Team USA. Mills as he has been for San Antonio is Australia’s spark plug. Alongside Milwaukee Bucks guard Matthew Dellavedova, Australia has the best guard tandem from any other team outside of the United States.
Dellavedova finished with 23 points and a game-high 13 assists for the Boomers. Former Spurs center Aron Baynes finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.
Mills comments before the start of the Olympics seems to have lit a fire under the Boomers as they have quickly jumped on top and are seemingly a team on the rise in Rio.