EuroBasket GAMEDAY: Mavs' Luka Doncic, Slovenia Face Germany in Rematch

Can Luka Doncic and the Slovenian national team shake off an upset loss to Bosnia by bouncing back with a big win against Germany?

Dalton Trigg | Sep 6, 2022

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Nine days ago in a World Cup Qualifier, Luka Doncic and the Slovenian national team lost their first contest of the calendar year to Germany in blowout fashion, 90-71. Despite the loss – and an unfortunate ankle injury that forced him to leave the game temporarily – Doncic finished with a team-high 23 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Now, in EuroBasket 2022 group play, Slovenia and Germany are set to play each other in a high-anticipated rematch. Will Doncic's new wrist injury keep hindering his 3-point shooting? Will German guard Dennis Schroder continue to impress the Dallas Mavericks' front office members sitting courtside? Let's get ready for some exciting midday international basketball.

WHAT TO WATCH: Slovenia is coming off an upset loss to Bosnia where Doncic shot 0-8 from deep. It was Doncic's first ever loss in EuroBasket play. He was previously 11-0. We're expecting a big bounce-back game from Slovenia in this one.

Germany has yet to lose in EuroBasket play. They're 13-1 in their last 14 games. Although Germany has looked incredible, expect a much more competitive game than what we witnessed on Aug. 28. It's hard to beat Doncic twice ... especially when he has a chip on his shoulder.

WHO: SLOVENIA VS. GERMANY

WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. CT

LOCATION: Koln Arena (Koln, Germany)

TV: ESPN+, Courtside 1891

ODDS: As of 8:00 a.m. CT, Slovenia is 4.5 favorites against Germany. Perhaps people are betting on Doncic taking that last blowout loss to Germany personally.

LAST WORD: Although the loss to Bosnia was surprising to all of us, Doncic knows that his team can get beat on any given night if they let their guard down.

“This Group is insane. ... All six teams are very competitive. You could lose to any team. All the games are really great to watch. Great for fans. But it’s a really tough Group because anybody can beat you.”

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Published Sep 6, 2022

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.