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Explosion! A 26-point victory over Greece! Türkiye returns to the final after 24 years

7:34pm, 14 September 2025【Basketball】

At 2 a.m. on September 13, the European Championship semi-finals continued to be held, and the Turkish men's basketball team will compete with the Greek men's basketball team for the final ticket. This is a competition between two European powerhouses, and it is also a peak showdown between two NBA stars Antetokounmpo and Shin Kyung. Shen Jing's performance in this European Championship was amazing. Not only did he lead Türkiye to an unbeaten record of 7 wins and 0 losses, he also won the Best Player Award for a single game 7 times. Shin Kyung averaged 30.2 minutes per game in these 7 games, scoring 21.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 1 break and 0.9 attackers, with a shooting percentage of up to 59.6%. Antetokounmpo's performance was also explosive, averaging 29.8 points, 9 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.4 breaks and 0.4 shots, with a shooting percentage of 70.2%. Under Antetokounmpo's courageous leadership, Greece returned to the semi-finals of the European Championship after 16 years. So, who will have the last laugh in this battle between Shin Kyung and Antetokounmpo? Let's wait and see!

The five starting tigers of Turkey: Shenjing + Ottoman + Hazel + Larenzakis + Osmani

The five starting tigers of Greece: Antetokounmpo + Papanicolau + Slokas + Mitoglu + Dosi

The game started, Turkey scored a good start of 7-0! Dorsey opened with three points, Osmani scored five points in a row, Dorsey made another three-pointer, Antetokounmpo dunked with one arm, Osmani made a three-pointer, Papanicoulaou scored a one-stop layup, Hazel dunked, Osmani made both free throws, Osmani continued to shoot three-pointers, Türkiye led by 12 points! Ancient Chinese layup stopped bleeding, Ottoman responded with a layup, Ancient Chinese throw scored points, Katz Willis made a layup, and LaGin made a buzzer-beating mid-range shot. At the end of the first quarter, Turkey led Greece 10 points 26-16.

Antetokounmpo made 1 of 4 in the first quarter, scored 2 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Shen Jing made 0 of 5 scored 0 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 interrupt, Osmani made 5 of 6, 4 three-pointers and 4 three-pointers and 4 rebounds and 14 points and 3 rebounds.

The second quarter started, and Greece narrowed the score difference to single digits 4-0! Shen Jing made two free throws in the attack and killed, and Hazel stopped Greece with a fast attack! Shin Jing dunked with both hands, Osmani made a basket, Kalechakis made both free throws and stopped the bleeding, Antetokounmpo made a mid-range shot, Osmani responded strongly with a layup, Kokmaz 2+1, Shin Jing dunked with one arm, Ottoman stopped Greece with three-pointers! Kokmaz made a steal and counterattack layup, and the gap was widened to 21 points! Dorsey stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer, Ottoman scored a strong attack, Kokmaz scored a point in the field, Slokas scored a three-pointer with a knife, Ottoman missed a buzzer-beating three-pointer, and at the end of the first half, Türkiye led Greece 18 points 49-31!

In the first half, Antetokounmpo made 2 of 7 shots, scored 4 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, Shin Kyung made 211 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, 1 free throw, 5 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 breaks and 1 hat, Osmani made 7 of 8 shots, 4 of 4 three-pointers, 18 points, 4 rebounds and 1 break.

The change of sides and the battle continued to expand its lead! Antetokounmpo's mid-range shot stopped bleeding, Ottoman responded to the layup, Antetokounmpo dunked, Larkin's three-pointer fell, Osmani made a counter-splash and made a breakthrough, and the score difference was widened to 26 points! Slokas counter-basketball stopped bleeding, Hazel responded with a layup, Slokas scored another point with a layup, Anthony Brother dunked with both hands, Shinkin scored two points with hook, Kalechakis made a layup, Shinkin made both free throws, Slokas made a three-pointer with 100-step run, Toliopoulos missed the buzzer-beating three-pointer, and after the three quarters, Turkey led Greece 72-51 21 points. Antetokounmpo only scored 8 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists in the third quarter, Shin Kyung scored 13 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 breaks and 1 hat, and Osmani scored 22 points and 5 rebounds.

In the fourth quarter, Antetokounmpo scored two points first, Osmani made a three-pointer, Slokas scored a self-shot and counter-spinning, Osmann scored two points with a layup, Mitoglu made a mid-range shot, Larkin scored an empty basket, Antetokounmpo dunked with one arm, Osmani made a three-pointer and one arrow pierced the heart, Osmani continued to make a three-pointer, the score difference returned to 26 points, the game completely lost suspense! In the end, the Turkish men's basketball team defeated the Greek men's basketball team 94-68 and easily advanced to the final. It is worth mentioning that this is the Turkish men's basketball team returning to the European Championship final after 24 years! Next they will compete with the German men's basketball team for the European Championships, while the Greek men's basketball team will compete with the Finnish men's basketball team for the third place.

In this game, Türkiye's defense against Antetokounmpo was a great success, which made the Greek monster completely lose itself! With the strong support of his teammates, especially Osmani's super explosion, Shin Kyung helped him easily win this strong conversation with Antetokounmpo! This 26-point victory against the Greek men's basketball team all demonstrates how terrifying the Turkish men's basketball team's super firepower is! With Türkiye defeating Greece and advancing to the final, they will compete with the German men's basketball team, which is also 8 wins and 0 losses, for the European Championship, and will surely be born with the fourth all-win champion team since this century. Congratulations to Türkiye for advancing to the European Championship final!

Full data: Türkiye's Shenjing made 5 of 15 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointer, 5 free throws, 15 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 breaks and 1 hat, plus or negative value +24! Osmani scored 28 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 breaks and 1 hat, Ottoman scored 17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 breaks, Larkin scored 14 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists. Greek Antetokounmpo made 6 of 13 shots, 0 of 1 free throws, scored 12 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 shots, with a positive and negative value -30 lowest in the game! Dorsey scored 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Slokas scored 15 points and 3 assists, and Almighty Brother scored 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 breaks and 3 blocks.