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OKINAWA CITY ― Patty Mills extended his double-digit scoring streak to 15 games in FIBA Basketball World Cup competition on Friday, August 25.
Mills, a key backup on the San Antonio Spurs’ 2014 NBA championship team, scored a game-high 25 points to energize Australia to a 98-72 victory over Finland in the teams’ Group E opener. He was 11-for-22 from the floor and added eight rebounds, four steals and two assists in 28-plus minutes. What’s more, Mills received the Player of the Game accolade.
The 35-year-old guard pumped in 12 points, tops among all scorers, in the opening half and provided steady scoring after the intermission, too. His Basketball World Cup scoring streak began in 2010.
Australia, which led 45-30 at the end of the second quarter, extended its lead to…
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