Basketball World Cup
German basketball players narrowly win against Australia
Maodo Lo (r) climbs up to lay up against Australia’s star player Patty Mills. photo
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The German basketball players also won their second preliminary round game at the World Cup and thus made a huge step towards the intermediate round.
The German basketball players also have their second at the World Cup Won the preliminary round and thus made a huge step towards the intermediate round.
Led by the outstanding captain Dennis Schröder, the German team won in Okinawa against co-favorite Australia by a narrow margin of 85:82 (49:44), even without the injured Franz Wagner.
In front of 6205 spectators – including basketball legend Dirk Nowitzki – Schröder shone with 30 points, Patty Mills convinced with 21 points among the strong Australians. In the last group game, Germany will meet Finland on Tuesday (9.30 a.m. / Magentasport) and with their third win they can not only make the group victory perfect, but also take a huge step towards the finals in Manila.