Reinvigorated by a prestigious feat against the Canadians, the Blues meet the Germans, who have already beaten them in the first tour. Three baskets straight away for Yabusele, but the Germans are realistic at the same time. each French basket, equalizing immediately afterwards. The Blues take the advantage for the first time in the match thanksâ this &agrav; a nice basket from Batum. Beginning of the second period & the Arena Bercy! It's half-time at the Arena Bercy! France has largely dominated the second quarter by erasing a 10-point deficit. The two teams are back-to-back at the break, but morale is better among the Blues. French equalizer thanks to a nice basket by Wembanyama which follows another by Yabusele. France regains confidence! Isaia Cordinier again, takes the upper hand on the German defense. Four points behind for the Blues Andreas Obst makes a nice 3-point basket and gives the Germans a 6-point advantage Tight marking by Yabusele on Schröder who is forced to dribble with the ball to not lose possession. A nice basket under pressure on a pass from Batum then a successful free throw, Wembanyama reduces the gap to 3 points Well muzzled by Wagner, Wembanyama is forced to take the ball out after being touched. Possession for the Germans Thiemann takes an involuntary blow to the eye from Nicolas Batum. He is being treated off the court. Silent for 3 minutes, the Blues once again rely on Cordinier who reduces the gap to 8 points. While Germany scores another basket at three points, Rudy Gobert appears on the court to give more impact in the duels. A little haste for Matthias Lessort who loses an important ball under the circle. Vincent Collet's men lack precision on their shots, the image of the last attempt before the end of the first quarter by Yabusele. READ MORE
18:36 – 23' – Precious Yabusele under the circle (42-42)
18:35 – 21' – Basket à 3 points for Batum (36-33)
18:11 – 18' – Abdreas Obst makes a sublime shot (27-33)
18:08 – 17' – Great marking on Schouml;der (25-30)
18:06 – 14' – Wembanyama reduces the gap (28-25)
18:05 – Good defense from Wagner on Wembanyama (22-28)
18:00 – 13' – Thiemann takes a blow to the eye (22-28)
17:58 – 12' – Cordinier breaks the deadlock (20-28)
17:57 – 12' – Gobert enters the game (18-28)
17:53 – 11' – Lessort loses a precious ball (18-25)
17:51 – 10' – Imprecision on shots (18-25)
By Teilor Stone
Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116