The arena DJ encouraged the jam-packed, 18,355 fans at Saitama Super Arena saying, "Louder! Louder!"
But it was perhaps unnecessary because they were already pretty loud, extremely loud.
The Japan men's national team bounced back from its early struggles and managed to edge Germany 86-83 on Saturday afternoon.
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