The superstar killer is here! The Rockets 23-year-old Ace beats Jokic Antetokounmpo, and the famous coach helps him win the championship

Shin Kyung became the number one superstar killer in the 2025 Men's Basketball European Championship. After leading the team to defeat the Serbian men's basketball team led by Jokic in the last game of the group stage, Shin Kyung led the team to eliminate the Greek men's basketball team led by Antetokounmpo in the semi-finals of the men's basketball European Championship. Both MVP superstars were defeated by him. The Turkish men's basketball team returns to the European Championship final after 24 years. Everyone thought the showdown between the Turkish men's basketball team and the Greek men's basketball team would be as fierce as Mars collided with the earth, but they did not expect that the Turkish men's basketball team showed their qualities of meeting stronger. Shin Kyung also withstood the test, and he became more leader, even if he didn't feel good in shooting, he could help the team win well because he could pass the ball and create offensive opportunities for his teammates. He also made great contributions on the defensive end. Shin Kyung is evolving into an all-around ace center.

Shin Kyung became an NBA All-Star player last season, and at this European Championship, Shin Kyung showed great progress. His various skills have improved, and the biggest change is the improvement of leadership. The

semi-final showdown is very interesting, and both sides are trying hard to limit the opponent's core players. The Turkish men's basketball team surrounded Antetokounmpo, while the Greek men's basketball team surrounded Shen Jing. In the first quarter, the Greek men's basketball team had both good news and bad news. The good news is that they let Shin Kyung not score a single point in the first quarter. The bad news is that they are still behind double digits and are 16-26 after the first quarter, as Turkish men's basketball power forward Osmani hit four three-pointers and scored 14 points in a single quarter.

The Turkish men's basketball team made good use of Shen Jing's involvement, and teammates looked for free opportunities. When the Greek men's basketball team double-team Shin Kyung, other players of the Turkish team either cut the basket at the empty space or look for large open space outside the three-point line. The Turkish Men's Basketball Team has become very skilled in a series of tactical exercises. Osmani is a very good helper around Shin Kyung. He can be both inside and outside. In this game, he has become Shin Kyung's main contact point, and he just needs to make a good catch and shoot. In this game, Osmani made 11 of 15 shots and 6 of 8 three-pointers, hitting a career-high of 28 points for the national team.

The first quarter game is a microcosm of this battle. The Greek men's basketball team defended against Shen Jing did not work, because the Turkish team used this point to achieve multi-point blooming. The Greek men's basketball team defended Shin Kyung's offense, allowing the latter to make 5 of 15 shots, and Shin Kyung only scored 15 points, which was much lower than his average score in the European Championships, but Shin Kyung also contributed 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

The Turkish men's basketball team blossomed at multiple points. In addition to Osmani scored 28 points, Osman, who overcame ankle injury, scored 17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Naturalized defender Larkin scored 14 points and 5 assists. Kolkmaz played for only 11 minutes and scored 7 points, and performed very efficiently.

Turkish men's basketball team completely suppressed the Greek team, and they had the advantage in every quarter of this game and continued to expand their lead.

Antetokounmpo was completely frustrated in this game. He made 6 of 13 shots, failed to score one free throw, only scored 12 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, and made 5 mistakes. Antetokounmpo was very uncomfortable in his striking, not at all in his own pace. Osmani is the main defense of Antetokounmpo, while Shin Kyung pays attention to Antetokounmpo's breakthrough line or blocks it at the basket. Another defensive strategy is that the Turkish men's basketball team should minimize the chance of Antetokounmpo receiving the ball, cut off the connection between the Greek passer and Antetokounmpo. Hazel and Ottoman's active movement and pinched the Greek team to pass the ball to their superstar, forcing the Greek team to make 12 mistakes in the first half alone.

When the ball is passed to the low Giannis, the Turkish team will conduct a regional defense to prevent him from scoring and are willing to accept other Greek players to shoot.

It has to be said that Turkish men's basketball coach Ataman is indeed a top European coach. He has led the team to win the Champions League championship trophy three times in his career. At the age of 59, he is one of the most popular coaches in Europe in recent years. He led Türkiye's powerful team Effis to win the Champions League championship twice in the 2020-21 season and 2021-22 season. After switching to Panasinakos, he actually led Panasinakos to win the Champions League championship again in the 2023-24 season. Ataman defeated Greek men's basketball coach Spanoris in this coaching battle. Compared to Ataman, Span is a little more tender.

"This is one of the best defenses I have ever seen in this event." Ataman praised the players' efforts on the defensive end after the game. Shin Kyung praised coach Ataman at the press conference: "I want to thank the coaches for their full preparation for this game. I am very happy that I have made great contributions to the team. Everyone has done it."

An excellent coach is very important to the players because he can fully tap the players' potential. Shin Kyung's performance in this European Championship is inseparable from Ataman's trust and the design of various tactics around him.

"Just just go on the court and fight. There are a lot of talented players on our team. Everyone on our team can score points, everyone can defend. We are all in the game. Everyone loves each other, everyone fights for each other. We have a great coach who gave us confidence before the game and he said, 'We are a better team. I know that.' He also said, 'I've been coaching for 30 years. If I say anything, it's true.' So, he gave us confidence," Shin Kyung said.

Antetokounmpo is the NBA regular season MVP and the Finals MVP, and is one of the best superstars in the NBA. Ataman's pre-match encouragement is very important, and it also has excellent results.

Shin Kyung didn't care about his scoring decline, he said: "I don't have to be very good every night. Tonight is the night for my teammates. I just kept an active offense. I just did my best on the defensive end and completed an easy shot on the offensive end."

Shin Kyung sent Antetokounmpo away. He also had the upper hand in the direct dialogue with Jokic in the last game of the group stage. In that game, the Turkish men's basketball team won 95-90, and Shin Kyung scored 28 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists, with a plus-negative value of +9. Jokic scored 22 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.

Only two superstars who have won the NBA regular season MVP in this European Championship, and they all fell to Shin Kyung. Shin Kyung has really evolved, and the Rockets should be particularly happy.

Rockets general manager Stone has been paying attention to Shin Kyung's performance in the European Championships and has made phone calls with Shin Kyung. Stone praised Shin Kyung's performance, believing that he not only played very dominantly, but also in excellent physical condition, and most importantly, he is enjoying the game. "He is still very young, and he still has a lot to improve. He needs to improve more than last season, and this depends entirely on himself. He still needs to continue to improve in the future. He is not a 31-year-old veteran. If he wants to maintain his peak, he is only 23 years old and needs to become better. It is obvious that he still has a lot of room for growth." Stone said. Stone confirmed that Shin Kyung has evolved, which means that the Rockets are more confident in rushing to the championship next season.