FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tourney--Day 3 Recap

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 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tourney--Day 3 Recap
Rundown of Day 3 (7/16) slate of games in Athens: Germany 89, New Zealand 71: Not surprisingly Germany's gameplan was to establish Dirk & Kaman in the post. Dirk was deadly with his turnarounds all-game, threw in a few 3pts. as well (3/6 on 3pts.). Dirk's line: 35 pts on 14/22, 7 rebs, 3 assts & 2 blks. Liked his aggression all game, especially on one play where he had the ball on the right ... [link]

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