Refuse 18 points to reverse! A 26-point victory! The European Cup final match is out, don t think Germany is stable

The 2025 Men's Basketball European Cup was exciting, with Poland, Lithuania, Slovenia and Georgia stopping in the quarterfinals and being eliminated unfortunately; Turkey, Greece, Germany and Finland have successively secured the semi-finals, with promising prospects. After a brief rest and adjustment, the European Cup semi-finals started as scheduled. The specific situation is as follows: Germany defeated Finland 98-86, and Turkey defeated Greece 94-68. As a result, the European Cup championship pattern has undergone some subtle changes, let’s take a look.

German team refused to reverse 18 points and returned to the finals after 20 years

German team faced Finland in the European Cup semi-finals. The former was the champion of the last World Cup, while the latter was the biggest dark horse of this European Cup, and it touched the floor of the European Cup semi-finals for the first time in the team's history. At the beginning of the game, Finland hit a 14-6 perfect start, but the German team quickly adjusted and turned the situation around with a 15-4 offensive. In the second quarter, the German team took advantage of the victory and pursued them. Wagner Jr. led the team in a single quarter to widen the gap to 18 points, and Finland was 14 points behind at the end of the half. After the change of sides, the German team firmly controlled the situation on the court. It was not until the third and fourth quarters that the Finnish team felt warm and burst out a 19-6 offensive to chase the score difference to single digits. At the critical moment, the German team once again stabilized its position and once again widened the gap to 15+. The Finnish team was in a desperate situation. In the end, Germany defeated Finland 98-86.

The German team refused to reverse 18 points, relying on a more mature and stable offensive and defensive system, showing the heritage of the World Cup champion - when the German team can hit a stable three-pointer, they are almost invincible! After the whole game, Germany made 14 of 35 shots from outside the three-point line, with a shooting percentage of 40%; in comparison, Finland made only 11 of 35 shots from outside the three-point line, with a shooting percentage of only 31%. More importantly, the German team has world-class defender Schroder in control of the whole game. He scored 26 points + 5 rebounds + 12 assists alone, setting a record of assists in a single game in the European Cup semi-finals. According to statistics, this is the German team returning to the European Cup final after 20 years, and the last time it dates back to 2005.

Turkey defeated Greece with 26 points and returned to the final after 24 years. Turkey faced Greece in the European Cup semi-finals. The former won all seven games and was impressive, while the latter relied heavily on Antetokounmpo. In the first quarter, the Turkish team made a heavy blow, and the inside and outside blossomed, while the Greek team struggled with mistakes, and the Turkish team took a 10-point lead in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Turkish team used a 12-0 offensive to widen the score. The Greek team was weak in chasing the points, and the score difference was once straight to 20+ in the third quarter. This situation continued until the final quarter, and the Greek team still could not close the score, and Turkey killed the game with two three-pointers. In the end, Turkey defeated Greece 94-68.

Turkish team beat Greece with 26 points, and was extremely aggressive on both ends of offense and defense. On the offensive end, the Turkish team scored in double digits, especially Osmani, who scored 28 points + 6 three-pointers, tied the record of three-point shooting in the European Cup semi-finals held by Teodosic and Shevide in the past 30 years. At the same time, 28 points are a new record for Turkish players in a single game in the European Cup knockout stage. On the defensive end, Osmani leads Antetokounmpo, and others are always ready to assist in defense. Antetokounmpo is completely lost, making 6 of 13 shots, 0 of 1 free throws, and only scored 12 points, with a plus-minus value of -30 being the lowest in the team. After the game, Greece had only 9 free throws, 13 fewer than Türkiye (22 times), which is enough to show that Türkiye has deformed the Greek team. According to statistics, this is the Turkish team returning to the European Cup final after 24 years, and the last time it dates back to 2001. The final match of the European Cup is released. The German team should not think it is stable. The German team and Turkey are heading up to the European Cup final. The Finnish team will compete with the Greek team for the third place. The European Cup semi-final match schedule is officially released. The details are as follows: 22:00 on September 14, Greece vs. Finland; 02:00 on September 15, Turkey vs. Germany. Regardless of whoever can win the championship in Germany or Turkey, they will become the fourth team in European Cup history to win the championship, with the top three teams being Yugoslavia (2001), Lithuania (2003) and Slovenia (2017). In this European Cup, Germany and Turkey are the only two unbeaten teams. Turkey won all 8 games, with a net victory of 18.3 points per game; Germany won all 8 games, with a net victory of 26.4 points per game. I don’t deny that the German team has a better championship background, but then again, the Turkish team also has more cards to play on both offense and defense, and the stability is even higher. The German team must not think it is stable. This Turkish team also has the strength to compete for the championship! Fans, Turkey vs. Germany, which team do you prefer to win the championship? Let me leave me a comment and discuss it.