The quarterfinals of the Olympic Games take place today. The Greece men's basketball team played a battle with the Germany men's basketball team. In the end, they lost to the Germany men's basketball team 63-76 and missed the Olympic men's basketball semifinals. In this game, he scored 22 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists on 9-of-14 shooting. The Greece men's basketball team shot 6-of-22 from the three-point line and shot just 27 percent. On the Germany men's basketball side, Schroeder had 13 points and 8 assists, and Wagner Jr. had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
The defensive strategy adopted by the Germany men's basketball team in this game is very clear, that is, to resolutely pinch Brother Alphabet and not let Brother Alphabet receive the ball inside. When Brother Alphabet holds the ball, he often faces a bag of 3~4 people. Germany is well aware of the characteristics of this Greece men's basketball team, and their aim is to force Antetokounmpo to pass the ball and let the outside line dominate the offense. Because the Greece men's basketball team's three-point shooting ability is very poor, Brother Alphabet is frequently pinched on the inside, but after passing to the outside, the outside player cannot shoot the ball even if he gets an open space. That's why the Greece men's basketball team couldn't win.
In the final analysis, it is because Brother Alphabet's style of play must receive the ball on the inside, and he is not the kind of play that Wagner Jr. can shoot three-pointers from the outside with the ball. But it's hard for him to easily catch the ball inside, and even if he receives the ball inside, he's facing several defenders. The inability to score easily on the inside and the inability to shoot on the outside is the awkward part. On the other hand, the Germany men's basketball team has a lot of excellent pitchers on the outside. Today, Schroder hit two ultra-long three-pointers, which is the difference in the strength of the two teams. No matter how strong his individual ability is, he can't beat the opposing team.
Even if there is a three-point player on the outside of this Greece men's basketball team, the situation may be completely different. Maybe after experiencing such a game, Brother Alphabet will miss Lillard more and more, playing with the Bucks and playing with the national team are completely different feelings, and playing in the national team can fully experience the feeling of being isolated.
After the Greece men's basketball team was eliminated, the expression on the court after the game could also be seen that he was full of unwillingness. But there is no way, the international men's basketball game is very testing of the whole, no matter how strong a person's strength is, it will not help, just like Serbia, even if Jokic's individual ability is very strong, but in the international competition he alone can not beat the opposite team. You can't win if your teammates don't give up. It is already very rare for the Greece men's basketball team to reach the Olympics this year, and they have already set a record that has not been seen in decades. It's a pity for Brother Alphabet, but his personal performance is worthy of his heart.