Two longtime basketball powerhouses chase a FIBA World Cup knockout final spot, with all-NBA USA seeking to hand streaking Germany its first tournament loss at the worst possible time
MANILA, Philippines – USA and Germany, two of the most dominant teams so far in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, are set to clash in aQuietly sitting behind more popular teams still competing in Manila, Germany is actually the lone remaining undefeated World Cup squad with multiple blowouts to its 6-0 tally, largely thanks to its NBA core of Dennis Schroder, Isaac Bonga, Daniel Theis, and the Wagner brothers Moritz and Franz.
with just a two-point quarterfinal win, 81-79, as Schroder crawled to a 9-point finish on a putrid 4-of-26 shooting clip. Flashes of weakness like those are very much welcome signs for a motivated all-NBA USA squad still eager to overwrite the memory of its stunning 104-110 second-roundUnlike Germany, the USA was in tiptop shape on both ends of the floor in its own quarterfinal tussle,
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