http://tinyurl.com/27t65t Coach Dirk Bauermann hailed Germany′s performance in the SuperCup despite Sunday′s final-day loss to Italy. Backed by Andrea Bargnani′s 24 points, the Azzurri clinched a 69-60 victory in the warm-up tournament for EuroBasket 2007 in Spain, which starts on September 3. "The defeat is no problem at all," Bauermann said afterwards. Andrea Bargnani returned from injury for Italy and scored 24 points in 31 minutes of action."I′m not scared ahead of the EuroBasket. We had an exhausting week with a lot of tough matches. "At the end we were lacking strength and concentration to make the right decisions. But it was a good match which given the circumstances makes me more optimistic than ever." Making his 100th appearance for the National Team, Dirk Nowitzki finished with 18 points. 這是Nowitzki第100次替國家賽出賽，他得了18分。 He tried hard to keep his country in the game but Italy used an 11-0 run to pull away in the third quarter. "Even though it wasn′t enough to win today, I′m proud of my team," added Bauermann, who cut Julian Sensley off the roster for the EuroBasket. "We have played a good tournament and gained a lot of self-confidence." Germany had no answer for Bargnani who looked sharp on his return from injury, pouring in 24 points in 31 minutes. Coach Carlo Recalcati was delighted with his performance. "We did not know how Bargnani would do," he said. "I left him to decide if he felt ready for 15 minutes or less. He said he was ready and I let him play, then he played for a long time and we managed it well, I would say. "Apart from Bargnani, I am not so happy for winning, but for the attitude of the squad, which was the right one when things are not going right and you have to react." Due to Italy's injury problems - only nine fit players were available for this match - Recalcati will have to make additions to his squad for EuroBasket. "I will probably call up a few more players to allow us to train right," he said. Russia won the SuperCup following a 67-56 victory over Portugal. Andrei Kirilenko led all scorers with 18 points. 歐洲賽也快開打了! --

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