Germany wins Final thriller against Turkey

Narrow victory against Turkey

Crime thriller in the final: Germany is European basketball champion

Germany against Turkey: In the final of the European Basketball European Championship, the two best teams in the tournament met. And the game fed to expectations.

Germany is European basketball champion. In an absolutely gripping final, the DBB selection prevailed with 88:83 against Turkey. Germany is world and European champions, the rare title double is perfect.

Isaac Bonga towered out of the German team with 20 points. Captain Dennis Schröder hit the decisive baskets in the final phase.

Franz Wagner said at Magentasport: “This team is just awesome. It goes so far beyond the court. We are all brothers.” Basketball legend Dirk Nowitzki wrote at X: “European champion !!!!”

With an outstanding team performance, the team of coach Alan Ibrahimagić took the strong Turks, in which, in addition to superstar Alperen Şengün (28 points), Cedi Osman (23) was hard to stop. But whenever Turkey set off, the German team struck back. Sometimes it was Tristan da Silva, who gave impulses, Andreas Obst sank a threesome out of nowhere.

But defensive specialist Isaac Bonga in particular became an offensive secret weapon. He met eight of his eleven attempts, all four litters sat for three points. So Franz Wagner (18 points) and Dennis Schröder (16 points) could allow themselves a less noticeable performance. The two German exceptional Germans were well defended, often had a difficult stand. But Schröder was there in particular when it came to him. In the last few minutes, the German playmaker took the action, scored the last six points of the DBB selection and made the first European Championship title perfect since 1993.

Dennis Schröder was even the most important player in the tournament, Franz Wagner also made it to the All-Star team of the European Championship alongside Schröder.