Serbia struggled against Latvia at the Casketball European Championship – in the end the Serbs cheered thanks to a strong performance by Nikola Jokic and are in the round of 16.
The Serbs won 84:80 on the third matchday. Jokic scored outstanding 39 points, after the successes against Estonia (98:64) and Portugal (80:69) it was the third victory in the third game for the vice world champion in preliminary round group A.
The team of coach Svetislav Pesic, who had led Germany to the only European championship title to date in 1993, clearly beat Germany in preparation at the Supercup in Munich (91:81) and impressively confirms her favorite role for the Eurobasket. Other group opponents of the eight -time title winner are the Czech Republic and Turkey.
Doncics Slovenes have big problems
Slovenia is already under pressure after the second defeat. The team led by NBA superstar Luka Doncic lost France 95:10. Doncic could not prevent the bankruptcy despite 39 points. The Slovenes are the bottom of Group D.