This year's Olympic basketball competition has also come to the knockout stage. Germany and Greece are two teams that everyone knows and they met in an 8-4 match. As far as this game is concerned, Germany won a big game, which is actually expected. So as far as this game is concerned, what are the points worth analyzing? Let's take a look. The big dark horse fell with a bang, and 5 people made meritorious contributions to the top four, and the medal pattern was set, and the strongest opponent of the United States team.
Greece is the big dark horse this year, and Brother Alphabet led the team all the way to the quarterfinals. Even against Germany, Greece was able to hold on in the first three quarters. However, they suffered because there were fewer people playing and fewer people who could score, which completely exposed the shortcomings in the fourth quarter. Greece is a big dark horse team, but unfortunately they did not go further, it is indeed quite embarrassing, and they fell to the top 8, and Brother Alphabet also ended his Olympic journey.
Germany can reach the last four and this match can identify five winners. The first is Schroeder. Schroeder is now the boss of the team and is quite useful in the Olympic arena. On the other hand, he is also the main point of the team's attack. Schroder was solid in this game, scoring 13 points and dishing out eight assists. Schroeder's stable performance has benefited the team a lot, and everyone has seen it.
The second place is the small tile. Xiao Wa also did not disappoint everyone in this game, Xiao Wa played 36 minutes, which can be said to be equivalent to playing the whole game. Xiaowa hit 8 of 17 shots and got 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. Small's play is key, he has helped the team do a lot of things. In fact, the game is like this, the Germany team relies on the play of two stars, and then makes the game suspenseful and makes the opponent quite uncomfortable.
The third is Timan. Timan was a player who played his worth in this game and made the team feel his presence. In 22 minutes, Tjeman hit 4 of 6 shots and finished with 10 points and 6 rebounds. Of those 6 rebounds, there were 3 frontcourt rebounds. In fact, players like Timan, they act as character puzzle pieces, know what to do when and how to put themselves in a good position.
The fourth place is the big tile. Dawa didn't have much time to play in this game, but in the time he played, he didn't waste the opportunity to shoot, and at the same time he did a lot of things. Dawa had 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and his plus/minus reached +15. The fifth place is Gbarnga. In fact, Germany can win this game, and the bench is quite crucial. Banga threw three points in this game, and it also made you lose your temper, and the three-point shot of 3 out of 6 hid his merit and fame.
After the Germany team reached the final four, in terms of their strength, now the pattern has been set for the medals. Everyone has seen the strength of the Germany team, it can be said that it is quite strong, and they also have their own methods. It's true that Germany doesn't have top star players, but they have a good squad. For the United States team, there is no doubt that Germany is their real opponent this year, and it is also their strongest opponent.
Once in the semi-finals, Germany can study their next opponent. As World Cup champions, Germany will certainly want to make a breakthrough at the Olympics.