Huge surprise at the Eurobasket! Serbia, a huge favorite of the Euro basketball, is already going on the hatch. Nikola Jokic and his partners were eliminated from the knockout stages by Finland (92-86) Saturday evening in Riga. Despite a still notable performance of their star, the Serbs were trapped by Finnish authors of a high -level match.
And this result has a strong impact on the possible course of the French team. In the event of a victory against Georgia, Sunday afternoon (2:15 p.m.), in the eighth, the Blues would find the Finns for a place in the semi-finals, next Wednesday.
A gala Markkanen
The elimination of the band to Nikola Jokic is a thunderclap on this edition of the euro, which the Serbs had approached in favorite N.1 for a large part of the observers.
A status obviously favored by the presence of Jokic, considered one of the best players in the world and still author of an individual performance more than honorable on Saturday evening in Riga (33 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists).
But the Finns, led by Lauri Markkanen. Even more comfortable in FIBA than in NBA, the interior of Utah Jazz was one of the evening heroes (29 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists). The selection led by Lassi Tuovi held out after a superb match, until you were released at the end of the game.
