Germany grab final Olympics spot


Germany grab final Olympics spot

Germany clinched the last place in the 12-nation line-up at the Olympic Games men's basketball tournament with a 96-82 win over Puerto Rico on Sunday.

Greece and Croatia had qualified on Saturday and, with Germany, will join Angola, Argentina, Australia, hosts China, Iran, Lithuania, Russia, Spain and the United States in the Beijing tournament.

Dirk Nowitzki starred for Germany with 32 points on Sunday to lead his team to a fifth Olympics place but first since 1992.

They were also aided by the efforts of 2.13m Los Angeles Clippers centre Chris Kaman who, courtesy of his great-grandparents, became a naturalised German citizen at the start of July.

Germany grab final Olympics spot

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