Germany held off a late Latvian surge to reach the semifinals of the 카지노사이트 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. With a two-point lead, a Latvian three-pointer missed and the victory song was sung.

Germany defeated Latvia 81-79 in the quarterfinals at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines on June 6 (ET). The game was tightly contested throughout the entire game. Despite Latvia’s late rally, the team remained focused and sealed the win. 

It was a shaky start. They trailed 13-16 after the first quarter. However, they turned the tide in the second quarter with their offense and went into halftime with a 36-34 lead. The second half was just as intense. We played a seesaw game to close out the third quarter 62-59 and held onto the lead until the final minute of the fourth quarter. After missing a last-second offensive rebound, the defense came up short, but they held off a late Latvian rally to earn a two-point victory.  

Gunner Dennis Schroeder was held to nine points but had the last laugh thanks to an even performance from the rest of the team. Franz Wagner led the way with 16 points, including two three-pointers. Andreas Obst added 13 points, Moritz Wagner 12, and Johannes Thiemann 10.

Latvia had two players score at least 20 points, but couldn’t pull out the win in the end. Artus Zagars had 24 points and eight assists and Davis Bertans had 20 points, but it was one shot short. They advanced past France and Spain, but were stopped by Germany. 

After holding off a Latvian upset, the Germans will face the reigning champions, the United States, in the final on Monday. The heavy favorites, the United States, demolished Italy in the quarterfinals on Friday. They exploded for 100 points on offense. In the other quarterfinal, Serbia defeated Lithuania 87-68 to join Germany in the semifinals.