EuroBasket 2011 Analysis (9/9): Germany Gets Must Win; France Stays Undefeated

GERMANY 73, TURKEY 67Germany earned a big win in Group F action and kept their knockout round hopes alive. If Germany beats Lithuania on Sunday and Turkey beats Serbia, Germany earns a quarterfinals spot. But if Germany wins and Serbia wins, a three-way tiebreaker between Germ., Lith. and Serbia will determine the last two playoff seeds in Group EChris Kaman led the Germans with 20 points on 9-of-16. Kaman was tough all over the offensive end hitting multiple mid-range jumpers, scoring off of rolls & cuts and converting some nice post moves. Including a nice drop-step that drew a foul for a three-point play that ???Kaman once again provided nice backline support altering shots (3 blks) and forced Hedo into some tough shots when switched off him late in the game.Dirk Nowitzki (19 pts, 7 rebs, 3 assts) was on his game once again knocking down perimeter jumpers and added two sweet turnaround bankers into the mix. Guard Heiko Schaffartzik (10 pts, 5 rebs, 5 assts) made things h...