The latest European Cup situation on August 29: The defending champion is upset, Doncic sets a record, letters are proud

On August 29, 2025, the Men's Basketball Team's European Cup was in full swing. All teams fought for national honor and victory. Every game was exciting. Many NBA stars also fought for their own battles and fought for the honor of the motherland. But they performed differently today. The defending champion Spain lost the game in an upset, which was surprising. Antetokounmpo bravely led the team to defeat his opponents, and Doncic tried his best to win, and it was difficult to win. Today's game was quite exciting.

In this focus battle between the Greek team and the Italian team in Group C, the appearance of the Greek star Antetokounmpo instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the whole audience. At the beginning of the game, Antetokounmpo started his dominant mode, and made a comeback in the inside line, winning hard attacks again and again. He showed super high efficiency in the first quarter, making 4 of 6 shots, scoring 8 points and 3 rebounds, helping the Greek team lead Italy with a score of 22-12, and setting a good start for the team. Italian team's Meli is not to be outdone and scored 9 points in a single quarter, so that the team will not fall too far behind.

entered the second quarter, Gallinari scored consecutively and led the Italian team to launch a point-chasing offensive. However, Antetokounmpo always responded in time, and he scored 6 points again to stabilize the Greek team's lead. At the end of the half, Greece entered the second half with a slight advantage of 36-32. After re-matching, the game entered a fierce stage and the two teams fell into a fierce battle. Antetokounmpo continued to hit the basket, putting huge pressure on the Italian team's inside line; while the Italian team's Fontechio felt cold and even had a technical foul, which made the Italian team's road to chasing the score more and more difficult. At the end of this quarter, the Greek team has expanded its lead to 11 points. In the final quarter, Fontechio finally made a shot, but Antetokounmpo still had no choice but to seize the inside, completely locking in the victory. In the end, Greece defeated Italy 75-66 and ushered in a good start.

In the whole game, Antetokounmpo played 29 minutes and 02 seconds, made 14 of 20 shots, 3 of 4 free throws, scored 31 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. Although there were 5 mistakes, the plus-negative value was -3, he was undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the Greek team's victory. Italian team's Meli performed well throughout the game, scoring 15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal, making an important contribution to the team.

Another game in the same group broke out, and the defending champion Spain lost to Georgia 69-83, and suffered a bad start. The Spanish men's basketball team is recognized as a world-class strong team, ranking fifth in the latest FIBA ​​world rankings, second only to the United States, Serbia, Germany and France. It is also the defending champion and favorite to compete for the championship in this European Championship. In the history of the European Championship, Spain's performance is even more dominant. In the past seven events, they have never missed the medal list. They not only successfully won the championship 4 times, but also defeated the French team in the final in the last session and successfully won the championship trophy. In contrast, the opponent Georgia has a clear gap in strength with Spain. Currently, Georgia is only ranked 24th in the FIBA ​​world and only ranked 14th in Europe. Its overall strength and competition record are far inferior to Spain.

However, the Spanish team was in poor offensive form in this game, with only 28 of 66 shots and only 7 of 32 three-pointers. Only two of the team scored in double digits. Santi Aldama scored 12 points, and Juan Hernan Gomez scored 13 points. In contrast, the Georgian team blossomed at multiple points in the offense and finally successfully defeated the strong enemy.

In addition, Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Cyprus in 91-64. The current points of Group C are: Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have won, with 2 points in the same group, temporarily ranking in the top two in the group; Greece has 2 points in the third place; Spain, Italy and Cyprus have only scored 1 point, ranking low. In subsequent games, they all need to adjust their state quickly and strive for victory to get rid of the current unfavorable situation. The competition in Group D was also exciting. The match between Poland and Slovenia has attracted much attention, and Slovenia's Doncic is undoubtedly the focus of the game. At the beginning of the game, Doncic was heavily defended by Poland, but with his super personal ability, he still outputs stably on the offensive end. Doncic made 7 free throws in the first quarter, scoring 14 points, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks, showing strong personal strength. However, Poland performed well overall, with Loyd scoring a game-high 32 points, and Ponetka also contributed 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Doncic played 36 minutes and 19 seconds in the whole game, 7 of 14 shots, 3 of 9 three-pointers, 17 of 18 free throws, 34 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks, becoming the first player in European Championship history to score at least 30 points, 5 assists and 5 steals in a single game. But even so, he still could not lead the team to victory, and Slovenia lost to Poland in 95-105. The game between France and Belgium was one-sided. Although the French team lacks core players such as Vinbanyama and Gobert, the outstanding performance of other players has allowed the team to easily control the rhythm of the game. Coolibali performed well in the inside, scoring 12 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks; Rissach made a substitute and scored 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 17 minutes, with a positive and negative value of up to + 14, and his offensive efficiency was very impressive. Although Yabussele's shooting percentage was not high, he actively hit the basket, made 9 of 10 free throws, scoring 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. The French team performed very well throughout the game, with 12 players scoring points, of which 5 of them scored in double digits, and finally defeated the Belgian team 92-64.

In addition, Israel defeated Iceland 83-71. Currently in Group D, Poland and France rank high in the same 2 points; Israel ranks closely behind with 2 points; Belgium, Slovenia and Iceland rank 1 point, and the competition between the teams will become increasingly fierce in the subsequent games, and every game is crucial to them.

Today's game fully demonstrated the strength and potential of each team. Antetokounmpo's strong performance, Doncic's helpless empty score, the teamwork of the French team and the Spanish team's upset loss all made this European Championship full of uncertainty and attractiveness. As the game continues to advance, each team will do its best to better rankings and results, and the points situation will continue to change.