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United States’ Donovan
Mitchell attempts a shot during
their exhibition basketball
game against Australia in
Melbourne, Thursday, Aug. 22,
2019.
Associated Press
Analysis: USA

Basketball

wanted to

be tested,

and they were

By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer
This is why USA Basketball
went to Melbourne. The
Americans wanted trou-
ble.
They got some.
Thursday’s 102-86 win over Schauffele, Thomas share
Australia was everything
that U.S. coach Gregg
Popovich could have lead in Tour Championship
wanted in a World Cup
tuneup game for his squad. Xander Schauffele hits his fairway shot to the
A few days removed from
traveling halfway around first green during the first round of the Tour
the world, playing a road Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf
game in front of the big- Club on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Atlanta.
gest crowd ever to watch Associated Press
basketball in Australia, fac-
ing a second-half deficit Page 18
against an upset-minded
roster filled with NBA talent.
Adversity struck, and the
U.S. answered.
“One of our big mantras
has been ‘composure and
poise,’” Popovich said.
“Things are going to go the
other way in some games. the Spot
And the way you respond
to that is really the mea-
sure of how you’re going
to do.”

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