In the men's basketball group stage of the Paris Olympics, which ended earlier, Germany defeated France 85-71.
First, when the challengers have fallen, Germany France has become the last seed to threaten the United States men's basketball team.
Yesterday, the Japan men's basketball team lost to Brazil, and after three consecutive defeats, it was still difficult to find a win in the Olympics.
From being reversed by France to losing in a three-point run against Brazil, Hachimura's injury retreat inadvertently became the key to two games and even Group B standings.
The Japan men's basketball team, in addition to winning respect, has also become a ruler, allowing us to see the difference in the height of the three teams in the same group.
There is no doubt that compared to France, which relied on the embarrassing victory of Japan at the home whistle, from the defense of Yuki Kawamura Hawkinson's one-five blocks, to the depth of the bench lineup, Germany's performance against Japan is obviously more like a strong team, and Germany's World Cup championship is indeed well deserved.
The shortcomings of the Olympic men's basketball group stage, from Serbia to Canada and Australia, have made it difficult for them to match United States, while World Cup hosts Germany and France are increasingly likely to be challengers for United States.
Today's battle between Germany and France will verify the final outcome of both sides.
Second, in the first quarter of the game, Wembanyama and France revealed that they were seriously overrated.
The core problem of the France men's basketball team is that the defense is strong and the offense is weak, Batum and Fournier are visibly old, and the compatibility between Gobert and Wembanyama has always been problematic, that is, they are not enough point guards.
The mobility of the inside line and the athleticism of the outside line are the reasons why they were cornered by Yuki Kawamura.
The reason why France was not favored in the Franco-German war was that they could not oppose Schroeder on paper and could not withstand the Wagner brothers.
In the first quarter of the game, the two sides played the top physical confrontation of this Olympic Games, and the reason why Wembanyama scored 0 points was the lack of core strength, this is the Olympic arena, and no one gave him face like the NBA.
Germany led 21-16, with Schröder and Wagner Jr. scoring nine points each, and France's defenders and forwards showed their shortcomings.
At the start of the second quarter, France's offense continued to stagnate, and the difference between the two teams quickly reached double digits.
In less than a quarter and a half, it has been proven that France simply cannot reach the top four level, and Wembanyama is nothing more than a giant baby spoiled by the referee.
In the first half, the core problem of the France team was the mess of the offensive organization, and the Germany team took advantage of the offensive mistakes of the France team to widen the point difference to 48:26 with continuous conversions.
Today's France, the strength is indeed at the bottom, but their half-time performance is indeed not like a dog.
Third, Germany has become the strongest challenger to the United States men's basketball team, and there is no one.
In the first half of the game, Schroeder and Wagner Jr. scored 31 points, surpassing the entire France team, and Germany's three-point shot of 7 of 13 made France's outside line self-contained, from the inner twin towers to the outside two elders, the France team did not have gold and jade, all defeated.
The reason why the second half of the Japan team against Germany was because of the huge advantage of the Germany team's confrontation and size, which caused the Japan team's physical problems in advance.
In today's second half, France felt the same as Japan's plight, and after continuing its life with one-on-one and strong three-point shots, France finally collapsed across the board.
Wagner Jr.'s three-dozen slam 2+1 was Germany's victory declaration, and the fourth quarter even became garbage time.
Wagner Jr. scored 26 points, Schroeder 26, and the whole France team became the background.
The two teams are not at the same level at all, and there is nothing to say about France's loss.
After the men's basketball group stage, United States, Canada and Germany were the only remaining best-of-three teams.
Canada's internal shortcomings have actually cut off their own arms in advance, and under the FIBA system, without a strong internal team, there is no possibility of winning the Olympic championship.
The biggest rival of United States is Germany.
Schroeder, Wagner Jr. and Durant, like Durant, are all big killers in the FIBA arena, and the clash between Germany and the United States basically represents the highest level of the Paris Olympics.
Although Janduku United States is likely to win the championship, we also wish Germany the same blessing.