European Championship: No. 17 lost to No. 38, the two sides fought, the Celtics God Tower won 23+18

The 2025 Men's Basketball European Championship officially started. In Group A, where Serbia, Estonia, Latvia, Portugal, Turkey and the Czech Republic are located, the first to appear in the world are the Czech Republic, which ranks 17th in the world and Portugal, which ranks 38th in the world. It is worth mentioning that although the Czech men's basketball team ranks one level higher than the Portuguese men's basketball team, because the core Satoranski and another main player Veselli are absent due to injury, this Czech team is far from the magical team in the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup that ended up in the 6th place. On the official strength list of this European Championship, the Czech team ranked 18th among the 24 teams, while Portugal ranked 20th. After four quarters of fierce battle, the Czech men's basketball team, which lacked core participation, encountered an uproar in the first game, losing to the Portuguese men's basketball team as much as 12 points.

Everyone says that "Europe has no weak teams", but in the European Championship, there is also a clear gap in strength. The Czech team and the Portuguese team are obviously two teams with relatively inferior strength. I don't know if it is because the first game has not been completed or other reasons, in this game, the two sides staged an ultimate iron battle. The Czech men's basketball team's shooting percentage was only 29%, and they scored less than 12 points in three quarters. They made 30 shots outside the three-point line like they were enchanted, but only hit 6 goals, and in the end they only scored 50 points. The situation of Portugal is not necessarily very good. The shooting percentage of the game is less than 40%, only 38%. He made 6 of 26 shots outside the three-point line and finally scored 62 points - such a score can beat the opponent by 12 points. It is conceivable how ugly the scene is.

In such a situation where teammates obviously cannot open up the situation, it is the performance stage of the star players in the team. As a star, you should stand up and lead the team out of the quagmire. Coincidentally, both teams are effective in NBA players. On the Czech side, he has the Atlanta Hawks' three-point shooting - No. 27 Kreic. Last season, he averaged 7.2 points per game and a three-point shooting percentage of 43.2%; on the Portuguese side, he relies on the inside God Tower and No. 88 Nemias Keta who plays for the Boston Celtics. In the Celtics, who are full of interior talents last season, Queta is only the third choice, but he can contribute 5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists during his 11.9 minutes of playing time, and his efficiency is still very good.

The performance of the two is also very different. Kreic played for 25 minutes, made 2 of 8 sports games, including 1 of 5 three-pointers, completely losing his previous sharp shooting style. Finally, he scored 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists with free throws of 5 of 5, and made 3 mistakes. In comparison, Keta's report card is much more eye-catching. In 30 minutes of playing time, he made 11 of 15 sports games, scored 23 points, 18 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, and 4 blocks. The 2.11-meter-high Celtics God Tower rushed around the paint area of ​​the Czech men's basketball team, as if he was in a no-man's realm. Keta's performance is worthy of the name of an NBA player, showing his strength and level that surpasses other players. The gap between the two stars

also truly reflects the final trend of the two teams in this game. With Queta's strong performance, the Portuguese men's basketball team firmly took the initiative in the game from the beginning of the second half and gradually opened the score, eventually turning the advantage into a victory, achieving a good start to the event. Their performance is worth looking forward to. For the Czech men's basketball team, a loss does not mean that there is no hope of qualifying, but they need to make adjustments urgently. Should they let go of their persistence in three-pointers?