Men s Basketball Team s European Championships Crazy Night: Greece is in danger, Germany is crowned with a complete victory, and the first three are released

On the last day of the 2025 Men's Basketball European Championship, the winner of the gold, silver and bronze medal was finally decided on that night. The Greek team narrowly defeated Finland 92-89 and won the third place! Germany reversed Türkiye to win the championship 88-83! The following are the results and brief descriptions of the two matches. As one of the biggest dark horses of this European Championship, the Finnish team defeated strong enemies and entered the semi-finals, and they have achieved far exceeding expectations. The Greek team has been taking an intentional or unintentional rest since the group stage, obviously hoping that Antetokounmpo will retain its strength until the knockout stage will kill all sides and lead the team to the championship. Unfortunately, in the semi-finals, facing the carefully prepared defensive tactics of the Germans, Antetokounmpo completely lost the offensive aggressiveness he should have. The Greek team was defeated by their opponents and eventually missed the final. In this bronze medal battle with Finland, Antetokounmpo vented all the depression that had accumulated in his heart after losing the last game. In the first half alone, he made 4 of 5 shots, made 8 free throws, scored 16 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, leading the team to a 14-point lead. In the third quarter, the Finnish team, who made 5 of 18 three-pointers in the first two quarters, gradually found the outside feel. At the same time, they better controlled the number of mistakes, narrowing the gap to 6 points at one point, but in the last two minutes the team suddenly fell into a scoring drought, and was resented by the Greek team for a 10-3 offensive, and the gap was once widened to double digits again. In the last quarter, the Greek team continued to expand its lead as soon as it came, and the score difference reached 17 points. I thought the overall situation of the game was decided, but the Finnish team did not give up easily. They fought through continuous rebounding and inside damage in the first three minutes of the final game, and almost staged a Jedi turnaround. Unfortunately, Valtonin made 2 of 3 free throws in the last moment, missing a draw. In the end, the Greek team defeated Finland 92-89 and won the European Championship medal again after 16 years. (Antetokounmpo scored 30 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists, Markkanen scored 19 points and 10 rebounds)

Germany-Turkey

The two teams passed five levels and scored six players from the group stage to the finals without losing. In today's championship battle, one team's unbeaten golden body will be broken. In the first quarter, the Turkish team was the first to enter the game and made a perfect start of 13-2 as soon as they came up. Then the German team responded quickly, and they responded with a 12-1 offensive to respond to the Turkish team, instantly clearing the double-digit gap. After that, the two teams started a tug-of-war. After the first quarter, Germany led by two points 24-22. In the second quarter, the two sides continued to fight for more than 4 minutes. Then Shin Kyung took over the Turkish team's offense. He scored 12 points in a row with his own internal and external team, helping the team open the score. At the end of the half, the Turkish team led by 6 points 46-40. (Sheng Kyung scored 6 of 9 and 15 points and 3 blocks, Ottoman scored 4 of 7 and 12 points and 5 rebounds, Wagner Jr. Jr. 6 of 11 and 16 points and 5 rebounds, Schroeder 2 points and 5 assists)

The German team came up, Schroeder, Wagner Jr. and Banga joined hands to overtake the score with a 10-3 offensive. Then Shin Kyung and Ottoman scored 14 points in a row to stabilize the situation. The two sides scored intertwined and led alternately. After three quarters, the German team fell behind by 1 point 66-67. In the final quarter, the two sides continued to fight at about 5 points, and the suspense of the game continued to last until the end. In the first 1 minute and 34 seconds of the final game, Turkey led by 1 point 83-82. At the critical moment, Schroeder stepped forward. He scored 4 points in a row with breakthrough + mid-range shot to help the team overtake 3 points. Turkey then missed the ball, and the game was completely final. In the end, the German team defeated the Turkish team 88-83. At this point, the German team won all nine games in this European Championship, becoming the fourth team to win the championship with a record of victory in this century. The previous three teams were Yugoslavia in 2001, Lithuania in 2003 and Slovenia in 2017. (Shen Jing scored 28 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, Ottoman scored 23 points, 5 rebounds, Banga scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Wagner scored 18 points, 8 rebounds, Schroeder scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists)