The Australian Boomers will be playing for their FIBA World Cup lives after losing to Germany in Okinawa on Sunday night.
The 85-82 loss sees Australia at 1-1 going into their final group game against Japan on Tuesday night. They are expected to win, but simply must get the result to progress to the crossover rounds.
German NBA guard Dennis Schroder led all scorers with 30 points and eight assists while guard Maodo Lo contributed an invaluable 20 points.Patty Mills scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half while Giddey recovered from a slow start to finish with 17. “We had a couple of out-of-bounds calls under the basket – it was clear but I had to use my deal [review] but I can’t get into that tonight,” Goorjian said.Germany led 83-82 with 30 seconds remaining but Schroder threw a pass out of bounds giving the Boomers the last play.
With German legend Dirk Nowitzki sitting courtside, Germany bolted out of the blocks early, scoring the first eight points as the Boomers struggled at both ends of the court. Xavier Cooks had a dunk and a steal early in the second term but Germany regained their composure, with Schroder firing away from inside and out as his side took a 36-30 lead.
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