At this moment, they waited for 32 years: a reversal, a second championship in team history, the whole team was happy, 14 of 26 three-pointers

In the 2025 Men's Basketball European Championship final, the German team played against Turkey, and the German team finally defeated Turkey 88-83 and had the second championship in team history. At this moment, they waited for 32 years: You know, the last time the German team won the championship was 32 years ago! The whole team celebrated happily, and Schroeder won the MVP.

Both Germany and Turkey have performed amazingly in this year's European Championship! The German men's basketball team has increased significantly in recent years and has also achieved good results. It won the World Cup championship in 2023 and the Paris Olympics in 2024. In this year's European Championship, the German team made a comeback and advanced to the finals with an unbeaten record.

In fact, it is not surprising that they can achieve such results. Looking at their lineup, they can even form an NBA starting lineup. Schroeder is particularly outstanding. He may not be a top star in the NBA. However, in the FIBA ​​arena, Schroeder's role is quite obvious. He can score and assist, and is the absolute core of the German team. In addition, the German team still has Wagner and others, and his personal abilities are also very strong, helping the team defeat teams such as Slovenia. The ranking of the Turkey team is not high, but their lineup is also good. Shen Jing, Ottoman and others also play in the NBA. They are also the core of this Turkish team. They are only ranked 15th in the world and also advanced to the finals with a record of complete victory and will launch an attack on the first European Cup championship in the team's history. You know, they defeated Serbia and Greece on the road to promotion. The two teams that won all the wins met in the final (there were eight consecutive victories before the final), and the championship battle became interesting. Which team could win the championship with a complete victory record, let’s wait and see. In the first quarter, Turkey led by 11 points with a continuous three-pointer. The German team responded to an 11-1 strong equalizer, and then overtook, and the German team overtook 2 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Turkish team played better and reestablished a certain advantage, leading the German team by 6 points. Judging from the first half, Ottoman and Shinkin performed well, and Schroeder's performance seemed very sluggish, especially the score was relatively low. In the second half, the German team quickly overtook, but Shin Kyung led the team to keep a close eye on the score. In the crucial fourth quarter, the two teams were hard to solve and the German team gradually overtook again from behind. At another critical moment, Shin Kyung missed a layup and Schroeder fired from the outside. The German team defeated Turkey 88-83 to win the championship.

Judging from the statistics of the whole game, the Turkish team: Shen Jing scored 28 points and Ottoman scored 23 points. The two performed quite stably, Larkin scored 13 points and Bona scored 12 points. Germany: Banga scored 20 points and is the only player in the team to score 20 points. Wagner Jr. scored 18 points, 8 points, Schroeder scored 16 points, and Silva scored 13 points. Their scoring points were better than the Turkish team. According to the overall statistics, the German team made 14 of 26 three-pointers and had a high shooting percentage, while the Türkiye team made 9 of 25; in terms of rebounds, the German team led 9 32-23.