Defeat the unlikely Latvia and the… evil Schröder and Germany advance to the semi-finals

For the second time in the history of Germany is in his semi-finals World Cup. Although he found it dark throughout the match, prevailed over excellent Latvia 81-79 in Manila’s third quarterfinal and set up a date with the U.S. in Friday’s second semifinal. Suicidal tendencies from the “punchers”, who from +14 were in danger of losing in the end, but Davis Bertans’ three-pointer did not find a target in the end.

Determinant o Franz Wagner, who came back stronger than his injury and led with 16 points and 8 rebounds. Precious and his brother, Moritz Wagner (12p., 4 rib.)) and o Andreas Obst (13p.), while it was not worth the very bad evening it was found the near-fatal Dennis Schroeder with 9 points, 4/26 shooting and a lot of bad choices at the end.

His amazing team fought beyond measure Luca Banki, who in her maiden World Cup appearance reached the top eight, but was unable to win a medal or spot directly at the Olympics. Great performance from them Davis Bertans with 20 points and 6/13 three-pointers and Arthurs Zagars with 24 points and 8 assists for Latvia, who will claim a spot in Paris through the Pre-Olympic Tournament.

The match

Latvia showed from the first second that it will be a tough nut to crack. Luca Banki’s superb compound defenses short-circuited Germany who started with 1/10 shooting, with Schroeder scoring 0/4. At the same time, with a correct reading in the attack and quick circulation, the Baltic team found good options and with a series of three-pointers by Davis Bertans, it reached +10 halfway through the period, 3-13.

The reaction of the “punchers” came when the rotation began on both sides. The two Wagners and the apocalypse Tiemann spurred their team on a terrific counter-attack that brought them to 25-20! The amazing Zagars breathed new life into Latvia (31-34), while Schroeder remained frustratingly poor with 0/9 shooting, but Maondo Lo made sure with his own points to write the 36-34 of the half.

Zagars and Davies Bertans continued their violin to give Latvia a quick lead (38-42)but Schroeder’s partial awakening, Franz Wagner’s action and the higher tempo allowed Germany to go ahead (50-47) and maintain a small lead until the end of the third period, 62-59.

A burst by the Wagner brothers catapulted Gordon Herbert’s team to +11, 70-59, in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter, and the difference reached 74-60 with 6:42 left. The perseverance of the injured Schroeder and the successive missed shots gave the opportunity to the Latvians with three consecutive three-pointers to return to the match, 74-69. The Raptors star, however, was the one who with a personal 5-0 restored the double-digit difference, 79-69, entering the final three minutes, but his own mistakes and the improbable Zagars led the match to the basket, 81-79, in the 33”. Shredder was wrong again, but Davis Bertans’ three-pointer from 9 meters in exhalation did not find a target.

DAVIS BERTANS FOR THE WIN… NOT GOOD, GERMANY MOVE ON TO THE SEMI-FINALS. ??#FIBAWC pic.twitter.com/mv46svGKYb

— FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup 2023 ?? (@FIBAWC) September 6, 2023

Ten minutes: 13-16, 36-34, 62-59, 81-79

Referees: Conte (Spain), Rossot (France), Vulic (Croatia)

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