A new page in the history of German sport, already very rich, was written this Sunday, September 10. After beating the United States in the semi-final and Serbia in the final, the Mannschaft won the first world title in its history after an exemplary run.
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Germany was crowned world basketball champion for the first time in its history after its victory in the final against Serbia (83-77), this Sunday, September 10 in Manila. The Mannschaft, bronze medalist in 2002 with Dirk Nowitzki, also won their second title after Euro 1993. Led by Dennis Schröder (28 pts including the last five for his team), they made the difference in the third quarter , at the end of which she led 69 to 57, before resisting the return of the Serbs.
This coronation, without losing a single match and after eliminating the United States in the semi-final, crowns the reconstruction work carried out since post-Nowitzki and extends a successful Euro 2022 at home, with a third place, then best result of Germany since 2005 (Euro final). The team coached by Canadian Gordon Herbert succeeds Spain on the list.
An end to the match that could have gone one way or the other
Germany was still hot at the end of the game. Especially after having managed to contain the Serbs, who came back three lengths 1 min 20 sec from the end (78-75), after a winning shot then three free throws from the leader Aleksa Avramovic, the man of the match on the Serbian side (21 pts ).
Moreover, after an interception by captain and guard Bogdan Bogdanovic, who died in the second half (two points, 17 in total), Marko Guduric then had the equalizing ball. But his long-range shot from angle 0 did not find the target. And Schröder, penetrating the Serbian racket 22 seconds from the buzzer then scoring his two free throws (83-77), completed the German success. The future leader of the Toronto Raptors was elected MVP of the competition.
The Mannschaft was also able to count on the 19 points of its winger Franz Wagner, relieved at the start of the match of his regular defender Ognjen Dobric, injured in an ankle after 2 min 20 seconds. And on the domination in the racket of Johannès Voigtmann (12 pts, 8 rebounds and 3 assists), who extinguished the Serbian pivot Nikola Milutinov (2 pts, 4 rebounds), brilliant in the semi-finals against Canada.
(With AFP)