Serbia Gets Off To a Furious Start in the European Championship. The Team Around NBA Superstar Nikola Jokic Gives Underdog Estonia No Chance.
Gold Favorite Serbia Flexed Its Muscles Right at the Start of the European Basketball Championship. The Team Around NBA Superstar Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets) Beat Outsider Estonia 98:64 (56:29) In the Latvian Capital Riga on Wednesday Evening and, after the Dominant Performance, Took The Lead in Preliminary Round Group A.
Jokic Had a Double-Double with Eleven Points and Ten Rebounds, The Serbs’ Top Scorer was Nikola Jovic (18 Points).
No Worries for Jokic and Serbia
Coach Svetislav Pesic’s team, which led germany to their only European Championship Title to date in 1993, what Hardly Challently at the start. At the latest after the 10-0 run at the starting of the second half to 66:29 (22nd minute), The One-Sided Duel was practically decided.
The Serbs Clearly Beat World Champions Germany in Preparation at the Supercup in Munich (91:81) and underlined their role as favorites for the Eurobasket.
The Eight-Time Title Winner, Runner-Up at the World Championships in Manila 2023, Leads the Table Ahead of Turkey (93:73 Against Latvia) and Portugal (62:50 Against The Czech Republic). If the German Team (Group B) REACHES The Round of 16 As Expected, They Will Face A Team from Group A.