European Cup summary: Jokic won 23+10 in two consecutive wins, Markanen beat Britain 43 points

On August 30, the third day of the Men's Basketball Team's European Cup, Jokic defeated Portugal 23+10 in three quarters, Markanen defeated Britain with 43 points; Latvia narrowly defeated Estonia, Lithuania defeated Montenegro 27 points, Shen Jing defeated the Czech Republic at a quadruple double, Schroeder and Wagner Jr. led Germany to defeat Sweden.

Serbia defeated Portugal 80-69

Under Jokic's leadership, Serbia led 23-19 in the first quarter, and opened the gap with a wave of offensive in the second quarter. Then Portugal counterattacked and chased the score 7-0. After the timeout, the two sides entered a tug-of-war. As the Portuguese attack was silent, Jokic scored consecutively to lead the team to double digits; after the change of sides, Jokic scored 7 points in a row to expand the lead, and the lead was 15 points after the three quarters. Although Jokic no longer made a appearance in the final quarter, Serbia still withstood the pressure and finally won the victory.

Jokic scored 23 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. He clocked in for three quarters and got off work. Jovic scored 18 points and 6 rebounds; Bogdan scored 7 points and 5 rebounds, and only played in the first half due to a hamstring injury; Portugal's Brito scored 22 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, and Williams scored 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 steals.

Currently, Serbia has two consecutive wins in the group stage (gap win of 45 points) ranks first in Group A.

Finland defeated Britain 109-79, Markanin scored 12 points in the first quarter and led the team to lead 30-21 by 9 points. Finland's offensive remained unabated in the second quarter. Markanin scored 16 points in a single quarter, leading the team to 16 points into the second half; after the change of sides, Finland continued to expand its lead 23-14 in the third quarter, and a small climax in the last quarter secured the victory early. Britain continued to counterattack but was unable to make the day come back. Finland finally won a 30-point victory.

In this game, Markkanen made 13 of 22 shots, 7 of 13 three-pointers and scored 43 points and 4 steals, Salin scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists; British team Nelson scored 13 points, 4 assists, and Hesen scored 12 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Currently, Finland has 2 wins and 0 losses, with a net victory of 33 points in the two games temporarily ranking third in the group.

Latvia narrowly defeated Estonia 72-70, Latvia fell behind 4-11 at the beginning. Bertans passed and shot and led the team to chase the points. He was 4 points behind after the first quarter. After Latvia fell 10 points behind in the second quarter, Porzingis stepped forward and still fell behind 4 points after the half. After the change of sides, Estonia led to double digits again in the third quarter. Then Latvia counterattacked strongly and reversed the situation. The two teams were silent at the same time in the final quarter. Porzingis created a jamming ball to break the scoring drought, and finally Latvia reversed and won.

Porzingis scored 26 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, Bertans scored 6 points and 11 rebounds; Estonian team Kononsuk scored 13 points, 5 rebounds, and Tas scored 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Currently, Latvia has 1 win and 1 loss, with a net win of -18 points, ranking fourth in the group.

Lithuania defeated Montenegro 94-67 under the leadership of Valanciunas, Lithuania led the double digits early 26-15 in the first quarter, expanded its lead 21-13 in the second quarter, and led 19 points after the half-time; after the change of sides, Lithuania firmly controlled the situation and maintained a lead of about 20 points. In the final quarter, it even played a 13-3 game, and finally Lithuania won the victory.

In this game, Valanciunas scored 19 points and 5 rebounds in 8 of 9 shots, Joe Cubatis scored 21 points, 12 assists and 3 steals, Brazevic scored 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists; Montenegro's Vucevic scored 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Yovanovic scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Simonovic scored 10 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Lithuania won 2 wins and 0 losses, with a net win score of 51 points and ranked second in Group B.

Turkey defeated the Czech Republic 92-78 and Shen Jing performed an all-round performance at the beginning of the first quarter, but the Czech Republic scored 5 consecutive three-pointers in a row, which was too strong. After the first quarter, Turkey fell 6 points behind 21-27. The Czech Republic offense fell sharply in the second quarter, and Turkey overtook the score 24-10 in a single quarter; the change of sides and the two teams launched a long-term offensive battle in the third quarter, and Shen Jing and Ottoman led the team to maintain the lead; in the end, facing the Czech Republic counterattack, Shen Jing fought back strongly and expanded the score gap, and Türkiye finally won the victory.

In this game, Shen Jing made 8 of 9 shots and scored 23 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 blocks, Ottoman scored 21 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist; Peterka of the Czech team 23 points, 5 rebounds, and Sechnal scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Turkey won 2 wins and 0 losses, with a net score of 34 points, ranking second in Group A, 105-83, Germany defeated Sweden

Germany took the lead 8-0, and then Sweden overtook and chased 1 point. Germany stabilized its position and opened the gap with a wave of offensive. After the first quarter, it led by 10 points 27-17; Germany's offensive was even stronger in the second quarter, winning another 7 points in a single quarter, and leading by 17 points at the end of the half; after the change of sides, Germany firmly controlled the game and did not give Sweden any chance to reverse, and Germany finally won the game easily.

In this game, Schroeder scored 23 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists in 7 of 12 shots, Wagner Jr. 21 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block, Thes 11 points and 4 rebounds; Panzal of Sweden's team scored 18 points, 2 assists, Marcousson scored 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, and Bara Enjie scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Germany won 2 wins and 0 losses, with a net score of 52 points, ranking first in Group B