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- The German team loses at the European Championships against Spain with a point and separates in the preliminary round from.
- Dennis Schroeder collects the most points, but forgives his last free throw for compensation.
- Click here for the results and tables of EM
Late Thursday afternoon, a storm was brewing over the eastern part of Berlin together, stormy wind blew dark clouds over the city and pressed thick raindrops out of them. The somber mood could have been produced by a Hollywood director to illustrate what offing at Ostbahnhof inside the Arena: A showdown between the selection of the German Basketball Federation (DBB) and Spain, a final order to reach the first knockout round in this European Championship.
Only the winner would the preliminary round in Berlin through, the loser had to go home. A howling and whistling and thunder began in the arena, as if the drama came to a head. Silence fell down only when Dennis Schröder, the German playmaker, his last free throw threw bib. Thither was the chance of a renewal, sealed the defeat of his team, 76:77 (38:41). “I take the blame on me,” Schröder said later, “I have to make the free throw.” The EM has therefore a sad end taken for Dirk Nowitzki, the 37-year-olds of the Dallas Mavericks, who had returned after four years of absence this summer again in the DBB selection to a pile of talent to Olympic participation in 2016 in Rio to help. At least that was the stated goal of the DBB Twelve been, and to a place between one and seven would have been necessary. This goal has now missed, with only one win, 71:65 against Iceland, in five preliminary round games, they dropped out.
As Nowitzki after the first television interview was about to leave the floor, the 13050 spectators still applicable and donated him standing applause, applause, applause. The 2.13 meter tall man was visibly moved, he withdrew as a precaution the jersey over his face on the way to the catacombs. After 153 internationals with 3045 points after world championship bronze in 2002 European Championship silver in 2005 and Olympic participation 2008 was the so’s the National team career of Dirk Nowitzki. Or not? It may be that the DBB is applying to host an Olympic qualifying tournament next summer and so the door to the games opens a gap in Rio.
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Nowitzki has not ruled out that he then another time comes back into the team. “We see how the next NBA season passes, and then we can put together again,” he said before the tournament. That evening, it was not the game of Nowitzki, although it had begun hopefully – with a three by one and a half minutes. Then he got the ball barely in the fingers. For playing Schröder Director (26 points) often with Center Tibor Pleiß (10 / to 10 rebounds) together; Schröder also spare Maodo Lo was on top form and contributed 14 points with. The Spaniards had understandably not eager to send for the best players in the German basketball history to success. Having missed a Championship semi-final since 1999, they wanted to maintain this series. After they left the Germans a half-time play, before they took control (46: 56/28 min.) – And lost inexplicably back in the closing stages. The DBB professionals came one back, Nowitzki led a stormy final minute with a triple for 69:73 (39th), so he came up with at least ten points.
It was once so scarce as before at 66:68 against the World Cup silver medalists Serbia on Sunday at 82:89 or after extra time against the resurgent Italians on Wednesday. But “you can not lose three tight games, that’s just silly,” Nowitzki summed up later in the ARD. Spain’s outstanding center Pau Gasol (16 points / 11 rebounds) felt with his NBA colleagues Nowitzki. “I feel very sorry that he has retired with the German team,” said the 2.15-meter man from the Chicago Bulls: “The Germans have lost so many close games in this tournament, which is bitter.” The final victory of the German basketball against Spain is now back ten years. In the semifinals of the 2005 European Championships in Serbia Nowitzki decided the duel three seconds before the end with a throw in great distress to 74:73. Because the Würzburg then led his team into the final almost single-handedly (which went then clearly lost to Greece), he was honored as the best player of the tournament. On Thursday was to see that Nowitzki with his 37 years is no longer the player he once was – and Schröder with his 21 not who he might be time. Even if he is making great progress in his NBA career with the Atlanta Hawks, he must on the European stage still a lot to learn.
After losing to Italy the previous day (82:89 Overtime), he had the tactics of national coach Chris Fleming as “not smart” criticized because he had given in the closing stages of instructions, but are common in Europe in the NBA not consistently. “I have not understood,” groused Schröder.
He realized that his criticism was not been so smart because she had brought unrest to the team just before the game against Spain. On Thursday afternoon he took the allegations on his Facebook page back: “I want to apologize to my coach Chris Fleming I respect the decisions that he makes..” That was a good thing. Schröder had awarded against Italy in the final seconds a free throw, which would have his team well-brought victory against Spain and then one that would at least put it into overtime. Who such mishaps happen, the coach needs to be no guilt.
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