The Spanish basketball team faces Germany this Friday, September 16, for a place in the Eurobasket 2022
La Familia, led by Scariolo, got into the semifinals after defeating Finland with a stellar Rudy Fernandez and silenced the critics of a team in complete generational change. With the group's strength and camaraderie, Spain meets the host.
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The Spanish team, one of the great surprises of the Eurobasket, will face this Friday (8:30 p.m.) in the semifinals, the most difficult still in search of a pass to the final in Berlin against Germany, which exhibits the best attack of the competition with 93.6 points per game.
After the dispute in the first semifinal between Poland and France (5:15 p.m.), the Spanish team will seek a seat in hostile territory for the final on Sunday, something unthinkable 15 days ago when the championship began.
Despite being immersed in a transition process, the team coached by Sergio Scariolo treasures a competitive gene that, even without differential players, has allowed them to place themselves, against all odds, just two wins away from hanging the gold.
European final in 25 years, allowing it to secure the seventh consecutive medal in the continental championship organized by FIBA.
By game and statistics, Germany has become the best team in Eurobasket.
Not only does it have the best attack with 93.6 points per game, but it is also the team that scores the most triples per game (12.9, with 40% success).
His game, cheerful, fast, showy, and physical, is challenging to defend. Point guard Dennis Schroeder is the team's offensive leader, coached by Gordi Herbert, with 20.6 points and 7.7 assists per game.
The Orlando Magic's full power forward rebounds, scores from the perimeter and posts, and is reliable from the free throw line.
But beyond the names, the German team stands out for a frantic team play in attack and reliable back. That spirit allowed him to annul NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo 's Greece (107-96) in the quarterfinals.
Finn Lauri Markkanen in the quarterfinals and annulling the physical hierarchy of Jonas Valanciunas in the eighth against Lithuania (102-94).
If they want to get closer to the final, Spain, which concedes 78.8 points per game, will have to show their best defensive version. The world champion got through the first two heats when she was able to build a wall behind her.
Shooting guard Rudy Fernandez, who appears when he burns the ball and is a defensive strut, and center Willy Hernangomez, an offensive reference with 17.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, will be critical in the match against the Germans.
All this without forgetting Lorenzo Brown, who, with his assists (7.1) and points (13.4) from the perimeter, gives oxygen to the Spanish team.
Seven of the twelve players in the team debuting in a FIBA tournament have a role they accept without question.
From Alberto Diaz, decisive in defense, to the more anarchic game of Dario Brizuela, who shone in an attack against Finland, passing through the interior contribution of Juancho Hernangómez and Usman Garuba, two vital players to stop the German power in the paint.
The match between the two teams will repeat the 2005 Eurobasket semifinal. On that occasion, the German squad printed the ticket to the final (74-73) with an imperial Dirk Nowitzki (27 points).
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