A lot more was lost than a game when Australia beat the US in Melbourne. The sense that the US was invincible was also lost.
And for all the talk about how the US didn’t have it’s best players - well Ben Simmons wasn’t playing. Neither was Dante Exum. Nor was Thon Maker.
The two key guys for Australia were Joe Ingles and Patty Mills. They just killed the US. Don’t overlook the big guys though - Andrew Bogut and Aaron Baynes were highly effective inside, combining for 29 points.
Bogut has had a good career but he was out of the NBA for a while (voluntarily it must be said but still) and is now 34.