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Positive and negative value -30! Antetokounmpo was eliminated! The strongest dark horse reached the European Cup final

5:47pm, 14 September 2025Basketball

In the early morning of September 13, the European European Cup semi-finals of the Men's Basketball Team ended: Turkey defeated Greece 94-68, and Germany eliminated Finland 98-86. Germany and Turkey meet in the finals, and both teams are currently 8 wins and 0 losses. In the history of the European Cup, Slovenia won 9 wins and 0 losses in 2017, and the second 9-0 team is about to be born.

Türkiye is the biggest dark horse. The strength list of each team before the start of the European Cup: Serbia ranks first, Germany ranks second, France ranks third, and Turkey ranks only seventh. In today's semi-finals, Türkiye led Greece 10 points 26-16 in the first quarter. After the first half, Türkiye led Greece 18 points 49-31, and lost the suspense early! Before the semi-finals began, some fans thought Antetokounmpo could beat Shin Kyung. As a result, Antetokounmpo self-destructed: 6 of 13 shots, 0 of 1 free throws, scored 12 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks, and 5 mistakes, with a positive and negative value of -30 the lowest in the game. The Greek team made 16 assists and made 20 mistakes, and the scores in each quarter were lagging behind Türkiye, and the whole game was suppressed!

Shen Jing felt bad, and he used defense and assists to help the team: 5 of 15 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, 5 of 8 free throws, scored 15 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 5 turnovers, plus or negative value +24. Türkiye's highest scorer was Erkan Osmani, who made 11 of 15 shots, 6 of 8 three-pointers, and efficiently scored 28 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.

Cavaliers' former player Ottoman scored 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, with a plus-negative value + 32 highest in the game, while Osmani's plus-negative value + 30 second highest in the game. After the game, Shen Jing said: "Antetokounmpo is very good, but passing is not his strength, so we try to help defend and double-team and shrink the paint area. On the offensive end, we just give the ball to Osmani to end."

Türkiye last reached the European Cup final in 2001, when it lost to Yugoslavia in the final. Two days later, Türkiye is expected to compete for the first European Cup championship in team history. Let’s take a look at the data of this game:

Next to talk about Germany and Finland, and the German team’s victory was expected. The two teams fought in the group stage, when Germany defeated Finland by 30 points. Not counting this semi-final, Germany averaged 28.4 points per game in this European Cup. He averaged 101.9 points per game and ranked first in the European Cup, leading Slovenia 10 points.

Finland let go and fought against Germany in the first quarter. After the first quarter, Germany led Finland by 4 points 30-26. Wagner broke out in the second quarter and scored 15 points in a single quarter. Germany scored 10 points in a single quarter 31-21, and led Finland by 14 points after halftime 61-47. Finland recovered 6 points in the third quarter, but unfortunately the team cut off power in the fourth quarter and scored only 13 points.

Schroder made 6 of 15 shots, 4 of 9 three-pointers, 10 of 10 free throws, scoring 26 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists, with a plus-negative value + 22 highest in the game. In the third quarter, Finland once caught up with 6 points, and Schroeder stood up to help Germany stop the bleeding. Wagner Jr. felt poor: 6 of 19 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 7 of 9 free throws, scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, plus or negative value 0.

The last time the German men's basketball team won the European Cup, it dates back to 1993. Finland has actually completed the task when it can reach the semi-finals. Markkanen failed to carry the team: 6 of 17 shots, 2 of 9 three-pointers, 2 of 3 free throws, scored 16 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 turnovers, with a positive and negative value -24 lowest in the game. Several key balls have always been floating on the outside.

The best performance of Finland team was substitute Kamhoya, who made 6 of 8 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, and scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. The European Cup final will start at 2 a.m. on September 15. Türkiye vs. Germany, who do you think can win the championship?

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