The U.S. males’s basketball staff was upset by Germany within the FIBA World Cup semifinals, sending the Americans to the bronze-medal sport.

Germany, powered by NBA forwards Franz Wagner and Daniel Theis, beat the U.S. 113-111 in Manila to achieve its first ultimate at an Olympics or worlds (Sunday versus Serbia). It was Germany’s first win over the U.S. of their ninth assembly within the Dream Team period (since 1992).

The U.S. has misplaced two video games at a second consecutive World Cup.

Four years in the past, it positioned seventh, the worst main match end in program historical past, then rebounded to win a fourth consecutive Olympic title in Tokyo.

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On Sunday, the U.S. performs Canada for bronze, bidding to keep away from dropping thrice at one main match for the primary time for the reason that 2004 Athens Olympics. That debacle in Greece helped result in an overhaul of U.S. males’s basketball.

In an acceleration of a current pattern, the highest Americans within the NBA aren’t enjoying within the World Cup. Some worldwide stars are additionally absent. Many gamers who plan to participate within the Olympics are utilizing this summer time to relaxation between NBA seasons.

For the primary time within the Dream Team period, the U.S. roster contains zero All-NBA gamers and no one who has earlier Olympic or world expertise. (Excluding the 1998 Worlds, when the unique roster did have gamers who met that standards, however the ultimate staff included none of them because of the NBA lockout.)

Under coach Steve Kerr, the U.S. misplaced to Lithuania in group play final Sunday after the Lithuanians stormed out to a 31-12 lead after the primary quarter.

Lithuania outrebounded the U.S. 43-27 and made 14 of 25 three-point photographs, overcoming Anthony Edwards’ game-high 35 factors.

The U.S. bounced again to crush Italy within the quarterfinals.

The U.S. and Germany, in its second-ever world semifinal (and first since 2002), performed shut till the Germans scored 35 factors within the third quarter to take a 10-point lead.

The U.S., behind Edwards’ 23 factors, closed the hole to 106-103 with three minutes left however couldn’t erase it fully.

Germany is finest identified for producing Detlef Schrempf and Dirk Nowitzki, nevertheless it’s by no means carried out as persistently as European powers like Spain and Lithuania.

It certified for only one Olympics throughout Nowitzki’s profession (2008) and has by no means made an Olympic semifinal.