The Australian basketball teams Olympics are off to a perfect start with the Boomers beating the highly rated France by 16 points.
The Aussies NBA stars were very much to the fore in victory over the fifth ranked French team with Andrew Bogut, Matthew Dellavadova and Patty Mills (pictured) on fire for the Aussies.
Mills topscored for the Boomers with 21 points and former Olympian Shane Heal says he believes the side is now well placed for Tuesdays vital clash against against Serbia.