The German national basketball team must be beaten in the Supercup final with Franz Wagner and Dennis Schröder EM-Mitfavorit Serbia.
After the effort in the semifinals against Turkey, there was an 81:91 (32:38) defeat on Saturday (16.08.2025) against the team around NBA superstar Nikola Jokic. As in the games, the team of national coach Alex Mumbru, despite his NBA priority players Dennis Schröder and Franz Wagner, did not show offensive, above all, no constant performance.
Nevertheless, Tristan da Silva in Magenta Sport: “There were already some good approaches against a strong opponent. “
World Champion Germany had a weak litter quota, especially at the beginning – except for Tristan da Silva. The team -mate of Wagner at the Orlando Magic held the German team in the race with a hit rate of 100 percent and 12 points until the middle of the second quarter. Then the 24-year-old had to pause after his third personal foul.
Jokic, Bogdanovic, Jovic drive Serbia
EM-Mitfeforit Serbia was particularly strong when Jokic and NBA veteran Bogdan Bogdanovic were on the floor. Nicola Jovic (22 points) from the Miami Heat was also particularly convincing as a scorer. They were in front from the start. It was only at the beginning of the second quarter that Wagner was able to compensate for a threesome to 18:18. But until half -time, Serbia pulled it back to six points to 32:38. With a quota of less than 40 percent (Germany only at 32 percent), both teams remained below their possibilities.
Not much changed in the second half. Wagner (at the end 26 points) and Schröder (12 points) had stronger phases, but it was not enough to wear the DBB team. With a solid team play, the better quota and a plus for the rebounds, Serbia settled to ten points until the middle of the third quarter (49:39).
Small intermediate cards are not enough for Germany
Among other things, through a successful threesome from Maodo Lodo, Germany fought a bit in the meantime, but it was ultimately the last break with a 55:70.
In front of a home crowd, the Mumbru team got up again in the last ten minutes. With a three-point game by Wagner, a steal by Schröder and another ball win from Wagner, Germany came up again to 71:73 with a 7-0 run in a few seconds six minutes before the end. The hall was also back now. But Serbia struck back with two threes and then held the lead up to the last siren at 81:91.
Last EM tests against Spain
The last two tests in front of the European Championship will contest the European team on Thursday (21.08.2025, 9:00 p.m.) in Cologne against the reigning European champion Spain, before the European Championship for Schröder and Co. is on the program with the first group game in Finnish tampes against Montenegro on August 27.