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Hook 21+8+5! Rockets 23-year-old ace sets a 30-year record: Fighting against Jokic to grab No. 1 in the group

5:12pm, 2 September 2025Basketball

Türkiye won four consecutive victories in the group stage, surpassing Serbia to rank first in Group A with a net winning advantage. The two powerful teams will face off in the last game of the group stage to compete for the top spot in the group. The showdown between Shin Kyung and Jokic, known as the "Little Jokic", is undoubtedly a major highlight.

Shin Kyung performed at the MVP level in this year's European Championship. In the fourth game of the group stage, the Turkish men's basketball team defeated the Estonian men's basketball team 84-64, and Shin Kyung performed well again. He played for 32 minutes, made 8 of 13 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Shin Kyung created a miracle, becoming the first player to score 20+5+5 in three consecutive European Championship games in the past 30 years.

It is worth mentioning that Shin Kyung averaged 20.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game in this European Championship. He ranked ninth in scoring, fourth in rebounds, third in assists, and ranked top ten in all three statistics. Shin Kyung shot 68.1% from the field, 33.3% from three-point shooting, and 82.4% from free throws. There is no doubt that he is one of the best performing stars in this year's European Championship. The Turkish men's basketball team continued its fantastic start, achieving four consecutive victories in a single European basketball championship for the first time since 2009. That year, head coach Bogdan Tanjevic led the Turkish men's basketball team to start with a record of 5 wins and 0 losses, but then lost four consecutive games and finally ranked eighth. This time, the Turkish men's basketball team's goal is not just to reach the quarterfinals, their goal is to win medals.

After achieving four consecutive victories, the goal of the Turkish men's basketball team is to defeat Serbia in the last game of the group stage and win the first place in the group. "I believe both teams have the same potential. Serbia's roster is really great, but we have proved in these four games that our roster and basketball are at the top level. It will be a tough game." Turkish men's basketball coach Ataman said, "Of course, we will try our best to beat Serbia (become the top spot in the group) and strive to face the fourth place in the other group. But even if we lose, it doesn't mean we will miss the medal goal. Our real goal is to beat Serbia in the final." The biggest trouble with the Serbian men's basketball team is to limit Jokic. In response, Ataman said: "We won't make any changes for Jokic. We will play our normal defense." Inside substitute Adem Bona said: "Jokic is an excellent player. You can't predict what he will do. We just need to go all out and play the best defense, and the rest will be natural."

Jokic averaged 19.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in this European Championship. He paddled in the last big victory over the Czech Republic, playing for only 18 minutes, scoring 6 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. He may be keeping his strength for the final group stage and the knockout match. With Bogdan Bogdanovic missing the remaining match due to injury, Jokic is destined to face greater challenges in the knockout round. In the last game of the group stage, the fight with Türkiye will verify how strong Serbia without Bogdan is.

source:7m cn sport

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