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3-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic propelled Serbia to come back from 24 points against Australia to book a place in the semifinals of Paris 2024 Olympics.
Serbia produced one of the greatest comebacks in Olympic history to advance to the Semi-Finals, demonstrating once again why they are among the best basketball teams in the world.
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Serbia was behind Australia by 24 points in the second quarter and by 12 points at the half, but they prevailed 95-90 in overtime.
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The Serbians led by Svetislav Pesic became the first team to win a knockout game after trailing by more than 12 points at halftime.
Although things were looking quite dire, Serbia thought they would mount a comeback.
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With just seven minutes remaining in the first half, Australia led 44–20, and Patty Mills' eighteen points had given the Boomers plenty of confidence.
After Serbia cut the deficit to 11 points with a 15-2 run, Marko Guduric came off the Serbian bench and scored 9 points in the remaining minutes to make the halftime score 54-42.
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Jokic takes Serbia past Australia
With two triples from Ognjen Dobric and seven points from Bogdan Bogdanovic, Serbia took a 61-60 lead.
From then on, Serbia could never get away; they would just keep throwing punches and then countering every time the Boomers did the same.
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Not only was there a huge comeback in this game, but it also had an exciting finish when Patty Mills made a floater with 1.4 seconds remaining to force overtime, 82-82.
Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic took over in overtime, leading the country to defeat Australia 95-90 and secure their place in the Semi-Finals.
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