The Olympics are approaching, and the men's basketball warm-up game continues. The United States men's basketball team played a warm-up game with the Germany men's basketball team this morning. The match was the last warm-up match for both sides, with Serbia and Japan facing each other in the group stage. The United States team started this game with James, Curry, Embiid, Booker and Holiday ; Germany started with Schröder, Wagner Jr., Theis, Vogtmann and Obst.
At the beginning of the first quarter, James counterattacked with a two-handed dunk to open the game, and then Obst responded with a three-point shot. In the early part of the first quarter, the two sides exchanged offense and defense, and the Germany team's three-point hand was hot, and Schroder hit a three-point shot Germany and the team started the game 11-6. The United States then began to improve their offensive efficiency, and Holiday hit two three-pointers to overtake the United States. At the end of the first quarter, the German team's three-point hand was instantly cold, and the United States team took advantage of the situation to beat the German team 15-9. At the end of the first quarter, United States led Germany by 10 points, 29-19.
In the second quarter, Big Wagner scored a dunk to open the scoring account for Germany in this section. Two and a half minutes later in the second quarter United States team was scored by Tatum's baseline breakaway, and the United States team scored the first point in the quarter. In the middle of the quarter, the two sides played evenly, and both scored three points, and Curry opened up three points on the United States side. In the second half of the quarter, Germany's three-point touch returned, and Obst hit two three-pointers to help Germany close the gap to just three points. But Embiid played a big role on both ends of the floor, hitting the basket frequently, and Edwards countered with a dunk to stretch the United States to around 10 points. At halftime, United States led Germany by seven points 48-41.
In the third quarter, Curry scored a layup to open the second half for the United States, but Germany suddenly rained three-pointers, and Wagner Jr., Theis and Schroeder each hit a three-pointer to reduce the difference to only 2 points. Theis hit another three-pointer to put Germany in the lead, but the United States team was also very efficient in attack, and the scores alternated for a while. James and Embiid's three-point shots led the United States to an 8-0 run and established a certain score advantage. In the first half of the third quarter, the two sides played wide open, and the offense and defense were fast-paced.
Later in the quarter, Theis's two violent dunks helped Germany stabilize the situation. At the same time, the United States team's mistakes began to increase, and the Germany team combined very smoothly inside and outside, playing a wave of 9-0 to overtake the score. At the end of the period, the two sides entered a see-saw again, Edwards and Davis helped the United States team score, but the Germany three-point hand was still hot, and Wagner Jr. scored five points in a row. At the end of the third quarter, Germany led United States by three points, 71-68.
Heading into the fourth quarter, Davis scored a two-and-one to open the quarter. Germany entered a scoring drought for a while, and just over two minutes later, Banga's two free throws opened Germany's account for the final quarter. Then the two sides exchanged offense and defense, Curry broke through and Booker's two-plus-one score, and the United States achieved a comeback in the score. Obst continued to hit a three-pointer to help Germany equalize the score, and the two sides went back and forth during this time.
Entering the second half of the final quarter, the offensive efficiency of the Germany team decreased as James scored consecutive baskets and free throws to score six points in a row. But then several attacks were unsuccessful, and Germany used a wave of counter-attacks to play a wave of 4-0 to close the score to 1 point. But James immediately stepped up to hit a key 3-pointer, plus a basket to score, James scored five consecutive points to help United States establish a six-point advantage. In the end, relying on James' outstanding performance in the final moments, the United States team defeated Germany 92-88 and ended the pre-Olympic warm-up game with a complete victory.
In terms of personal data, on the United States side, James had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Embiid 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Curry 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Edwards 11 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists. On the Germany side, Wagner Jr. had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Theis 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Schroeder 13 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists, and Obst 14 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.
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