Aussies quartet make NBA history

Australians Patty Mills, Aron Baynes, Dante Exum and Joe Ingles have created history, taking the court together in the San Antonio-Utah Jazz NBA game.

Australian basketballers Dante Exum (L) and Patty Mills

An Australian quartet has made sporting history while playing in the San Antonio-Utah Jazz NBA game. (AAP)

Australian sporting history has been made with Patty Mills, Aron Baynes, Dante Exum and Joe Ingles playing on the same NBA court together.

The moment came when the San Antonio Spurs hosted the Utah Jazz on Sunday.

While the game showed the strength of Australian basketball, it wasn't much of a celebration for Exum, Ingles and their Jazz teammates.

The reigning NBA champion Spurs crushed the Jazz 89-69.

Mills and Baynes also outshone their Boomers teammates.

Mills had eight points, including two three-pointers, while Baynes was a powerhouse with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Exum had just two points from 1-5 shooting while Ingles had three points from 1-4 shooting.

Late in the third quarter, in a landmark moment, the four Aussies were on the court together.

The win gives the Spurs a win-loss record of 26-16 while the Jazz fall to 14-27.

Australia is riding an historic high in the NBA in the 2014/15 season, with Mills, Baynes, Exum and Ingles joined in the world's elite basketball league by Andrew Bogut (Golden State Warriors), Matthew Dellavedova (Cleveland Cavaliers) and Cameron Bairstow (Chicago Bulls).


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