Franz Wagner shone in his hometown of Berlin against Japan with 27 points as the best German scorer.
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Led by a brilliant Franz Wagner, the German basketball world champions have warmed up impressively for their medal mission a week before the Olympic Games. The team around captain and flag-bearer candidate Dennis Schröder easily outclassed their opening Olympic opponent Japan in a test match in Berlin on Friday with 104:83 (56:31) – the big dress rehearsal against the US superstars around LeBron James can come.The German basketball players clearly beat the Netherlands in their Olympic preparations. The best scorers in the 95:50 (49:20) were Andreas Obst (18 points) and Daniel Theis (16).July 14, 2024 | 0:50 min
Wagner shone in his hometown with 27 points as the best German scorer and led the team of national coach Gordon Herbert to their third victory in the fourth test match. After the last match on home soil, Schröder and Co. are now heading to London, where the ultimate test before the games awaits on Monday against the absolute gold favorites from the USA.
Herbert’s team, whose clear goal is to win an Olympic medal, will then travel to the host city of Lille. There, the tournament will begin on July 27, one day after the opening ceremony, with another duel against the Japanese. Other group opponents are Brazil (July 30) and host France (August 2) with NBA standout Victor Wembanyama.
National coach Herbert relies on regular players
Herbert relied on his tried and tested regular line-up of Schröder and Franz Wagner, but Johannes Thiemann, who had always been injured, was also back in the game for the first time. While the Japanese team, led by NBA pro Rui Hachimura, were able to keep up in front of 10,413 spectators at the start, the Germans stepped up a gear in the second quarter.
A three-pointer from Andreas Obst, a layup from Franz Wagner – and the 17-0 run was perfect. The NBA shooting star from Orlando Magic in particular glided through the Japanese ranks like a knife through warm butter, there was no way to stop him. The halftime lead of 25 points was as logical as it was deserved.
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DBB team has Japan well under control
Even after halftime, the Germans had their opponents well under control, the ball moved smoothly and at times very attractively through the ranks – and the shots from the field were falling. Schröder, his replacement Maodo Lo and the outstanding Franz Wagner: they all sank three-pointers like an assembly line.
We did a good job. The team chemistry was good.
Dennis Schröder at MagentaTV
In the final quarter, Herbert rested his starters and the game petered out. But Moritz Wagner got the hall going again when the Berliner finished with a thunderous dunk.
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Even without their star player Satou Sabally, the German basketball team has also presented itself in good form. The sixth-placed team at the European Championships won the test in Berlin against the African champions from Nigeria with 77:63 (40:31). In addition to Sabally, her sister Nyara and Leonie Fiebich were also unable to play. The strong playmaker Alexis Peterson was the best scorer for the Germans in the arena at the Ostbahnhof with 22 points.
Germany’s Alexia Peterson against Olaoluwatomi Taiwo and Promise Amukamara from Nigeria.
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In preparation, the team of national coach Lisa Thomaidis had previously won tests against Finland and a four-nation tournament in Poland without her best players.
Source: sid, dpa
2024-07-19 20:24:30
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