The two teams, with their perfect records, having already qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2023 World Cup, this match between Germany and Slovenia served above all to determine the first place in the group, and therefore the part of the table. for the rest of the competition.
And it is an understatement to say that the German start was complicated. Limited to 11 points in the first quarter, the Mannschaft thus counted up to 14 points behind (25-11) after 10 minutes. On the bench, Gordon Herbert was even forced to reframe Dennis Schröder, who took the lead from Daniel Theis, the leader being ordered to sit down…
Except that everything will change in the second quarter, with Luka Doncic starting to wince at every action.
We don’t know what the Slovenian superstar has, but the Dallas player clearly lacks explosiveness, in addition to no longer making the effort in defense and generally being content with complicated 3-point stepbacks…
Germany took the opportunity to completely reverse the game and went, between the end of the first quarter and the middle of the third quarter, from -14 (11-25) to +19 (61-42). A 50-17 which will logically decide the match.
Cut by Dennis Schröder (24 points, 10 assists), reconciled with Daniel Theis (14 points, 7 rebounds), the Slovenians will quickly raise the white flag. Already qualified, and with a Luka Doncic who will have to recover physically before the quarter-final, they logically did not want to put themselves further in the red.
So big victory for the Mannschaft (100-71). Now, Germany and Slovenia await the result of Canada – Spain to find out who they will face in the quarter-finals. If Canada beats Spain, it will be Canada – Slovenia and Germany – Latvia. If Spain beats Canada, it will be Germany – Spain and Latvia – Slovenia…
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