Germany head coach Gordie Herbert was hardly worried about the shooting struggles of main man Dennis Schroder in their pulsating 81-79 victory over Latvia in the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Schroder was far from his usual deadly form throughout the global showpiece, finishing with nine points on a lackluster 4-of-26 shooting from the field. The Toronto Raptors playmaker missed his first 12 shots in the contest and fired blanks from distance with a 0-of-8 clip.

He was also tasked to deliver the killer blow to the hard-fighting Latvians but he missed the floater that could have given Germany a four-point cushion in the waning seconds of the contest.

Instead, the miss gave Latvia the chance to steal the game in their final possession although Die Mannschaft dodged a huge bullet when Davis Bertans missed the supposed go-ahead triple with four seconds left.

“We won. It wasn't pretty, a little bit of a stinker on the offensive end. I have no doubt (Dennis Schroder) will bounce back,” said Herbert on Schroder’s rare struggle.

“Adversity builds strength. He had a very tough day today, but he's a super tough kid, very competitive, I have no doubt he will bounce back,” he added.

Leading the offense for Germany with 18 points per outing, Schroder said his performance was probably the worst of his career but found consolation in the victory that enabled the Germans to advance to the semifinals against the USA.

He was also thankful that his teammates picked up the slack and had his back amidst shooting woes.

“That’s probably the worst game I ever played in my career, but I mean, we’re still in the semifinals,” said Schroder.

“Shoutout to all these guys in the locker room who helped me win this game, and that’s the reason why we’re all together and we’re a special team,” he added.

With Schroder struggling, Germany leaned on the stellar performance from the Wagner brothers, Franz and Moritz, who finished with 16 and 12 points, respectively.