Germany looks perfect so far in Paris and hopes to attack the gold. Their first step in the knockout stage is Greece, which eventually earned its spot among the best eight because of Serbia. Germans are the current world champions, while Greeks have Giannis, so this is pretty much enough to see excellent basketball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Franz Wagner’s dunk on pretty much the entire French lineup two days ago proclaimed Germany as maybe the sole team that can compete with the Americans. Three games, three convincing wins\u2014that’s Germany’s record in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the opener against Japan, 97-77, they defeated Brazil 86-73 and, most recently, the hosts, France, 85-71. Dismantling France was pretty impressive, with Shroder and Franz leading the way, scoring 26 buckets each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n