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DBB team with respect: “One of the best”
In the quarter-finals on Tuesday against Greece, the German world champions are the clear favorites – unlike two years ago.
In the quarter-finals on Tuesday against Greece, the German world champions are the clear favorites – unlike two years ago.
The German basketball players are looking forward to their Olympic quarter-final against Greece and NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo with great respect. The two-time NBA MVP is “one of the best players in the world,” said national coach Gordon Herbert before the duel on Tuesday morning (11:00 a.m. in the LIVETICKER). That is why the German team is “naturally preparing specifically for Giannis,” added Franz Wagner, who has recently been in impressive form – as has Antetokounmpo.
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Antetokounmpo in Top form
“We expect an extremely difficult game,” said Daniel Theis: “Especially with Giannis, who is in incredibly good form here.” However, Theis is not the only one who has “good memories” of the last encounter with the Greeks. In the 2022 European Championship quarter-finals in Berlin, the eventual bronze winners from Germany beat the favored Greeks around Antetokounmpo 107:96.
However, the signs have now changed. The German world champions are going into the quarter-finals as clear favorites after a perfect preliminary round with three wins from three games. Greece, meanwhile, had just qualified for the round of the last four through the difficult Group A as one of the two best third-placed teams.
The winner of the match will face hosts France or Canada in the semifinals.
2024-08-05 11:49:12
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