HIROSHIMA -- How do you shut down a 213-cm power forward with the athleticism of a sprinter and the impressive accuracy of an All-Star shooting guard?
If you have an answer to this conundrum, contact every basketball coach on this planet. Your answer could be worth millions of dollars.
The Japan National Team had no answer for superstar Dirk Nowitzki in Germany's Group B-opening 81-70 victory Saturday over the hosts at Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center.