It was a story of stumbles for the Australian Opals in Tokyo

The Australian Opals never found their groove in Tokyo and bowed out at the hands of Team USA in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Image credit: FIBA

Another Olympic campaign has come to an end for the Australian Opals and although they were brave and fought it out every step of the way, it was clear from the outset that medalling in Tokyo was always going to be an extremely tough task.

The Opals’ fight and determination was on full display in the second half of their 27-point win ov…