DThe German basketball team centered on NBA superstar Luka Doncic in the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games against the mighty European champion Slovenia, but failed. In the 70:94 (37:44) match in Saitama Prefecture on Tuesday, the team of national team coach Henrik Rödl missed the semifinals of the summer for the first time.
When the Slovenian competed with France or Italy in the final on Thursday, the overall good summer ended in disappointment with the selection of the German Basketball Association.The best pitcher is Madoro There are eleven points. Doncic scored 20 points and provided 11 assists as a passer.
Slovenia’s superstar faltering
The Slovenian, who remained unbeaten in the group stage, had a strong start and caused major problems for the German team in uninterrupted defense. However, on the offensive end, the 22-year-old Doncic did not enter the game as before.Against Argentina, the guard who took the lead with the Dallas Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki Taking over, he is currently one of the best players in the world and still scored 48 points alone. Now he made only three of his ten shots at halftime and scored 6 points.
However, this did not cause much trouble for the Slovenians, because other players like Zoran Dragic stepped in and quickly secured a comfortable lead. In the second quarter, the German entered the game better, and Maodo Lo took the lead after making three three-pointers in just 78 seconds (32:31). When it no longer works from a distance and lacks an interesting solution, the Slovenians pull the distance more clearly before taking a break.
Only won one game
DBB chose to stand in front of the empty stands of the Saitama Super Arena. This is the third time in the top eight of the Olympic Games. The match against the host United States was ended in Los Angeles in 1984, and eight years later in Barcelona, the size of the CIS was too big. In Japan, defeating Nigeria in the preliminary rounds is enough to enter the knockout stage as one of the two best third players in the group. The other two encounters with Italy and medal candidate Australia were lost.
The game against Slovenia heated up in the second half. Luo was injured and bleeding, Doncic injured his elbow on the other side, and discussed the allegedly controversial situation with the referee many times. The favored European champion defended a lead of about 10 points without wasting too much power. It was not until the end of this period that people felt that Germany would approach dangerously again. Instead, the Slovenians played their extra courses-eventually leading to a clear failure of the German choice.
