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- Serbia and Germany make it to the finals of the Basketball World Cup in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia (Sunday from 2:40 p.m. live on SRF).
- In the first semi-final, Serbia beat Canada 95:86 in Manila.
- The second semi-final also goes to Europe: Germany surprisingly defeated the USA 113:111.
Germany’s run at the Basketball World Cup continues. After the hard-fought quarterfinal victory over Latvia, the team led by NBA star Dennis Schröder prevailed against the clearly favored Americans 113:111. At halftime the USA were still ahead by just 60:59, but the Germans turned things up in the third and fourth quarters.
It is already the greatest success in the association’s history; even with Dirk Nowitzki, a German team has never been in a World Cup final. The jubilation in the Philippines was boundless; in the thrilling duel with the highly competitive Americans, the Germans celebrated their seventh victory in the seventh tournament game a year after winning bronze at the European Championships in Berlin. The negative series is over and the first success against the USA in a major tournament came at exactly the right time.
Legend:
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With Johannes Voigtmann and Co.
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Serbia is waiting in the final
The first semi-final went to the Serbs around the 74-year-old veteran coach Svetislav Pesic. They defeated favorite Canada with a 95:86 victory, with the basis for success already being laid in the first two quarters. The Europeans went into the break with a 52:39 lead.
Serbia will play this summer without NBA champion Nikola Jokic, who is currently considered the best player in the world. Three-point specialist Bogdan Bogdanovic (23 points) was the best thrower for the Serbs, who will win a medal at a major event for the first time since 2017.
Things get serious on Sunday
The final of the Basketball World Cup takes place on Sunday. You can watch the game between Serbia and Germany live on SRF from 2:30 p.m.
Live stream on srf.ch/sport, September 8th, 2023, 10:45 a.m.; sam/agencies
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