France’s basketball players are in the final of the European Championship for the first time since 2013 and will win another medal a year after Olympic silver in Tokyo.
The team around the NBA stars Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier clearly won their semi-final against Poland in Berlin with 95:54 (34:18) and is therefore a possible final opponent of the German team, which will meet Spain in the second semi-final in the evening. The best French thrower was Guerschon Yabusele with 22 points.
In front of 11,563 spectators, the French made significant gains, especially on the defensive, compared to the difficult knockout victories over Italy and Turkey. On the Poles’ side, AJ Slaughter was the best shooter with nine points. In contrast to the surprise coup over Slovenia around NBA star Luka Doncic, the outsider completely disappointed this time. On Sunday evening (8.30 p.m.) France will play in the final in the Mercedes-Benz Arena for the second title after 2013. Before that (5.15 p.m.) Poland is challenged in the game for third place.