Gordon Herbert, coach of the German national team, analyzed the match against Australia after the end of the Group E match.
The head of Germany’s coaching staff certainly has reason to be happy. His team achieved its second triumph at the FIBA World Cup against an extremely unpleasant opponent. Everything was decided in the last minute, so that Dennis Schroder would break in favor of his national team for the final 85:82.
“First of all, a fantastic basketball game. Two quality teams on the floor. It all came down to one possession at the end of the day. We opened the game extremely well and finished it that way. The key part of the game is the beginning of the last quarter, when we established control in the first three or four minutes.
A demanding game, we played as a team both in attack and defense. Maodo Lo and Denis Schroder played an incredible game offensively as well as defensively,” said Gordon Herbert.
Franz Wagner
“A great team win without Franz Wagner. I have to say that Niels Giffey made a step forward, as well as Maodo Lo which are significant items for us. We have to see what kind of situation he will be in tomorrow, so I don’t know if he will play against Finland.“
Maodo Lo
“Maodo Lo is one of the best players in the Euroleague in recent years. He has incredible talent and gives us the X-factor we need off the bench. He can create, he can score and he can do a lot of things that other players can’t. I can’t praise him more, because he is sitting next to me” – concluded Gordon Herbert.