20
11:29
End of 2nd quarter
19
11:27
Bertans gets some space again after a long time and despite four meters behind the line, the sniper hits ice cold.
18
11:23
Dennis Schröder has been completely ineffective so far in 13 minutes of play. All six twos and three threes did not find their way to the finish. He also has two turnovers, a half to forget.
17
11:21
Zagars hits a three-pointer in the opponent’s face from half-left. But Andi Obst can respond with a catch-and-shoot distance throw.
16
11:16
Half of the quarter is already over and the Latvians haven’t taken a shot from outside yet. This also indicates that the Germans are now starting further out. In the last two posessions, on the other hand, a good solution was found in each case.
15
11:15
It’s easy to see why Latvia is so praised for team offense in this tournament. Germany defends a little higher and so there is the lob pass under the basket, where the big Latvian tanks up against Schröder.
14
11:13
Bonga and Schröder are both back. Schröder fits right in with a failed three, but Mo Wagner secures the offensive rebound on the basket and gets two free throws after the foul.
13.
11:11
Germany again with a good defense! The team is much better in the second quarter and also plays much more inspired up front. Two fouls in this posession raises the Latvians to three team fouls. Then Thiemann hits the free lay-up after good movement.
12.
11:08
Moritz Wagner with the first highlight! Due to a misunderstanding on the part of the Latvians, Lô catches an unsuccessful pass from Bertans under his own basket. He quickly gives forward to Moritz Wagner, who sprints forward over the right and cramms hard into the ring! The first German tour.
11.
11:04
Beginning of 2nd quarter
10
11:04
Interim conclusion 1st quarter:
The DBB team goes into the first short break with a slight deficit. The score is even flattering because up front every success was an individual effort and there were hardly any good combinations to be seen. In Latvia, the Bertans three is there right from the start, but then they ease off a bit.
10
11:02
End of 1st quarter
9.
10:59
The German offense hasn’t found its way in yet. The most recent example is a central shot by Schröder, who has not played a pass before.
8th.
10:58
Bertans is really on fire! After two offensive rebounds, he hits his third three-pointer far left.
6.
10:57
But Voigtmann then hits a difficult threesome via Bertans. In reverse, Franz Wagner then commits the fourth team foul in the quarter. From now on there is a free throw for the Latvians for every foul.
6.
10:53
From the left corner, Bertāns hits a difficult three without balance. It is already the second successful long-range shot for the NBA specialist. Gordon Herbert then takes the break.
5.
10:52
Latvia is in a good position with an 8-0 run at the start. Herbert does not respond with a time-out. Instead, he brings Franz Wagner quickly.
3.
10:51
Zagars sees the gap in defense and dribbles into the zone from the left. He puts the ball up against the ring from below. Theis blocks, but the ball was already sinking. That’s why there’s a whistle because of goaltending and the points count.
2.
10:48
Then Obst half-right simply takes the free space by defending the zone. He easily swishes the ball with no effort.
1.
10:47
Germany wins the jump ball, but right on the edge of the zone Schröder discards the free throw. After a successful rebound tip from Theis from the zone, Bonga is also not accurate with a simple throw.
1.
10:45
game start
10:43
The German NBA star is not yet part of the Orlando Magic in the starting eleven with Schröder, Obst, Theis, Voigtmann and Bonga. But he should be on the floor “as soon as possible”.
10:39
There is good news for the DBB team: Franz Wagner is ready to play again for the first time since the start against Japan. Thus, head coach Gordon Herbert can draw on the full.
10:32
The Latvians are already used to playing against favorites in this tournament: they were further behind against France, Canada and Spain. Against France and Spain, the poor starting position was then turned into a win in the fourth quarter. Only against Canada did not succeed in the only defeat of the tournament.
10:28
Let’s take a look at Latvia: The most famous Latvian basketball player is certainly Kristaps Porziņģis. The NBA star is absent from his nation at the tournament with recurring injury problems and following his trade to the Boston Celtics. Luca Banchi’s team also has to do without Dairis Bertāns.
10:21
The German national team scored the last exclamation point on Sunday against Slovenia. It was about winning the group in the intermediate round. After things didn’t go well in the first quarter and there was an incident between the national coach and captain Dennis Schröder in the first time-out, things looked bad at first. From the eleventh minute things went really well and thanks to three high-scoring quarters the team even scored 100 points again (100:71).
10:14
The DBB team has been in really good shape at this World Cup so far. No other team in the tournament is unbeaten like the Germans. But the Lithuanians, who also won everything in the group stages and were then clearly eliminated by Serbia yesterday, are a warning.
10:11
Hello and welcome to the live ticker of the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup between Germany and Lithuania. It starts at 10:45 a.m.!