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US Basketball Team Crushes Australia

The United States national basketball team is unstoppable! Their reign over the World Basketball Championship is still standing, with Australia down and Germany`s next on the list. The US crashed Australia 113-73 in the World Basketball Championship quarterfinals and gave a brilliant performance. The US seems unstoppable and a run for the title seems very likely.

The US will meet Germany, which beat Nigeria 78-78, next. Germany will not be an easy opponent and hold the bronze medal in 2002`s World Championship. Back in 2002, the United States came in sixth, and the team is hoping to pass Germany this year.

Mike Kryzyzewski, the US coach, did not change his team`s lineup and kept the original squad that played throughout the tournament. When you have a winning hand ? you do not mess with it. The crucial part of the tournament now begins, as only the best of the best remain on the court. The United States national basketball team will have to give their best in the upcoming stages, and if they do, then the title is a defiant possibility.