Shocking unpopular! The championship was eliminated in a sad way: 2 players in the team were in double digits, Jokic scored 33+8

On September 7, the Men's Basketball Team's European Cup 1/8 final, Serbia played against Finland. Finland started with a perfect start of 11-1. After that, Serbia launched a counterattack and successfully overtook the second quarter. After that, the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, and Serbia led by 4 points in the first half. Serbia still took the initiative in the second half, but they failed to withstand in the last quarter, and Finland scored consecutive points to take the lead. In the end, Serbia lost to Finland 86-92 and missed the quarterfinals.

Finland's offense was very determined in this game. It was just a direct move against Jokic, and the effect was also very good. He started with an 11-1 offensive, completely suppressing Serbia. Then Serbia slowly entered the state and successfully approached the score gap. The two teams fell into a tug-of-war, Finland blossomed inside and outside, leading 28-24 in the first quarter; Finland's feel declined in the second quarter, Serbia scored consecutive points and overtook the score. Then the two teams went back and forth, and Jokic scored consecutive points, and the team could also hit the outside, overtaking Finland 48-44 in the first half.

The side changes again, Serbia's offense failed to continue its momentum, and Finland seized the opportunity, and took the initiative on the field again. Jokic made consecutive kills and scored points, but his opponent made three-pointers one after another, and a 13-2 offensive turned the situation around, and took the lead again after the third quarter 68-66. In the final quarter, Finland regained its touch, and Valtonin became a surprise soldier. He made two consecutive three-pointers at the critical moment and directly destroyed Serbia's counterattack momentum, and finally defeated Serbia 92-86.

The result is still very surprising. After all, Serbia is a favorite to win the championship, but unexpectedly it fell to the 1/8 final, which is also their two consecutive missed the quarterfinals. Jokic is still very strong this time, contributing 9 of 13 shots to 33 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. However, Bogdan's absence made the team's backcourt very weak, and Jovic is trustworthy around him. The latter scored 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and other players did not score in double digits.

Finland's side Markkanin is still the key to the team's promotion. This time, 8 of 24 shots, 1 of 9 three-pointers, 12 of 13 free throws, and scored 29 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals. The offensive efficiency is not very high, but the result is very surprising. In addition, Zhan Tuning scored 15 points and Little scored 13 points, while Valtonin became a surprise player in the final quarter, scoring 10 points, scoring 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the game.