15:46
Fairytale Finn
The Finnish hype around the national basketball team was taken from Tampere to Riga. Despite two defeats at the end of the group phase against Germany and Lithuania, the Finns showed what they were made of in the round of 16 against title mitfavorit Serbia. In a highly dramatic duel it was not just NBA player Markkanen with 29 points and eight rebounds that causes problems for the Serbs. The teammates Little, Muurinen, Jantunen, Salin and finally, especially Valtons, also ensured important actions at the right moments. Nevertheless, Lauri Markkanen is of course the Go-to-Guy of the Scandinavian. With a total of 176 points on this Eurobasket, Forward is the second best thrower of the tournament. Can the first semi -final participation in an EM culminate even in the final?
15:37
The DBB without Hollatz
Because Justus Hollatz is missing. The building actor fell unhappily against Slovenia during a rebound campaign on the foot of player Daniel Theis, which resulted in an MRI examination. Despite this, however, no precise diagnosis has so far been possible. “Unfortunately we cannot fall back on him, he cannot play. We hope that he can join us again on Sunday,” said DBB coach Ibrahimagic. Without a Hollatz, important minutes are missing from the bank, which the Hamburg native has recently given. Oscar da Silva may have to collect them. In addition, John Voigtmann has been missing, but for a long time.
15:30
German thriller against Slovenia
Even if the two co-duels against Portugal in the round of 16 and Slovenes were certainly not the best games of the German team in the quarter-finals, the closed team performance ultimately always ensured the successful outputs. Against Slovenia the day before yesterday, the DBB was basically behind for three quarters before Tristan da Silva woke up the team with an insane throw from behind the center line. Previously, the world champions from 2023 struggled to the physical opponent and left too much defensively. “It was a very tough game, very emotional. We slowly fought ourselves. We used the longer bank and ended up doing the important plays,” said interim national coach Alan Ibrahimagic after the game. The squad depth can still be an important factor today.
15:24
A victory for the final
Who would have thought a little more than a week ago that the German team against Finland is again dueled today? It was the last matchday of the group phase in the Finnish tampere when the two opponents first met at this tournament. Both teams were already qualified for the ko round, only the places were still unclear. In the end, Germany was made by the 91:61 group winner, Finland had to be content with third place. But that was probably not a big problem for the Finns. Through victories against Serbia and Georgia, the jump to the EM semi-final was able to succeed for the first time in the history. Germany last failed there in 2022 at the home European Championship against Spain. After the two rather pale appearances in the final round against Portugal and Slovenia, a significant increase in performance must follow today. Otherwise, the renewed departure threatens shortly before the final.
15:09
The fight for the European championship title in basketball is increasing. Only four teams left. Can the German team be in the semi -finals against surprise team Finland and move into the final? It starts in Riga at 4:00 p.m.!