The German National Basketball Team Narrowly Avoids a Major embarrassment in the round of 16.
At the European Basketball Championship, The German National Basketball Team Averted A Potential Embarrassing Situation Against Portugal, Squeezing Through With An 85-58 (31-32) Victory. Significant Issues with Three-Pointers Caused the World Champions to Struggle After An Outstanding Preliminary Round. The Team ONLY PULLED AWAY in the final minutes. “That what very impressive. They gave us problem,” Said Maodo Lo to Magenta Sport . “The Coach Had to Calm Us Down Because He Noticed the Tension in Us.”
“It was a game with ups and downs, as basketball is. Not everything can go smoothly. We accept it is.
In the end, The DBB Secured the Quarter Final Ticket. There, The Team Will now face the winner of the Match between Slovenia and Italy on Tuesday. The Nations Will Only Play on Sunday. So, a duel with superstar Luka Doncic Could Be Waiting.
But that it needs to extreme performance inclease. Because Against Portugal, The World Champion Acted Partly Strongly Insecure. Thus, The Blatant Outsider Thanks to their NBA Center Neemias Queta from the Boston Celtics (18 Points, 11 Rebounds) Long Hoped for the Sensation. After all: Despite the Difficulties, The DBB Could Once Again Rely on the Star Duo.
Dennis Schröder Finished the Round of 16 With 16 Points, Three Assists and Three Rebounds. So, Franz Wagner Went Ahead in Difficult Phasees (16 Points, Seven Rebounds, Five Assists). In addition, Isaac bonga helped crucialy (15 points and seven rebounds). In the crucial phase in the Second Half, Maodo LO So Provided Relief With Four Three-Pointers.
Mumbrú Returns
For Germany, National Coach Álex Mumbrú was back with the team for the first time after his illness, but hero back with instructions and so assistant alan ibrahimagic was mainly active on the sidelines. The Previous Interim Coach Got More and More Involved in the Course of the Game to Shake Up The Team.
The Portuguese Sloved Down the Game and So The German Tempo Basketball Did not Materialize. In the middle of the second quarters, The Blatant Outsider Evenider Led with 25:21 (16th). The DBB Selection So Showed A Blatant Weakness From A Distance. Of the first 18 Three-Pointers, Only Found Its Target. In the MEANTIME, The Rate was just under Five Percent and 22 Attempts in A Row Went Wrong.
Even after the Break, The Favorite Initally Hardly Increased in the Offense and So Everything Remained Open. Portugal Led through Queta After 24 Minutes with 40:39.
In the defensive, Germany Attacked more and more and so got the ball quite. The Attitude was not a problem. But the InSecurity Increased more and more with their own.
Germany Gets Serious at the End
Nevertheless, The Tournament Favorite Slowly But Surely Managed to Develop a Cushion. Bonga Increased to 52:43 (27th). But that it Quickly Went Downhill Again and Before the Last Quarter Germany Led ONLY 52:51.
But then the mumbrú team finally got serious and pulled away. The Three-Pointer Fell Again and Suddenly the Difference in Class Became Visible. The Result Therefore Belies the Course of the Game.