No order against Jokic & Co.: DBB

Without playmakers Schröder, Germany had to contest the Supercup final versus Serbia. The group of coach Svetislav Pesic caught the far better start against a climatic backdrop, rapidly leads with 8: 0 prior to Maodo Lo for the very first time for the DBB choice.

After the initial quarter it was 13:24 from a German point of view. It must obtain far better: led by Andreas Obst, who brought his colors closer once more with 2 rapid threesome.

Rather, the Serbs played smart, while the significantly tired German team obtained behind extra and also much more. At the end of the 3rd quarter, the EM-Mitfavorit led substantially with 41:65.

A physically demanding video game established in which the Serbs with high clutter rates (outstanding Vanja Marinkovic 0/4) and also really few blunders beam. Unsurprisingly, the eagles continued to be at the front, but they could not actually stop as well as consequently just went into half time with a seven-point lead (38:31).

The Serbs that started with NBA-MVP Nikola Jokic as well as Euroleague-MVB Vasa Micic in the Starting Five went efficiently, specifically from outside they fulfilled well. After 4 out of 4 3 of them located their location, nationwide coach Gordon Herbert took his first break at 18: 7.

choice is made early

Serbia ultimately won in front of 6378 spectators with 83:56 (38:31) as well as won for the 3rd time after 2001 and also 2002 (at that time as Serbia-Montenegro) and also in 2017.

It needs to get much better: led by Andreas Obst, that brought his colors closer once more with 2 quick threesome. Rather, the Serbs played brilliant, while the significantly weary German team obtained behind much more and more. At the end of the third quarter, the EM-Mitfavorit led substantially with 41:65.

As expected, Jokic was the top scorer of the game with 22 factors, Micic pertained to 14 and Nikola Milutinov on 13. On the German side, fruit only scored in 2 digits, he pertained to twelve factors.

The choice had already been made, the air was out at the DBB group, even if Nick Weiler-Babb still made a magnificent scene in his debut for the national group. The lower line was against Serbia, which went to the very least 2 classes, particularly under the basket, nothing to do-and still the game could have been an important training for the German group, considering that their very own weaknesses were non-stop checked out.

It is now crucial to operate in order to be far better at the European Champions and after that to be able to provide groups such as Serbia, France, Slovenia or Greece, which is the goal of the DBB group, as Thiemann likewise claimed: These are them Teams that we have to defeat when we want to dip into the top. It had not been sufficient in Hamburg. Serbia eventually won in front of 6378 viewers with 83:56 (38:31) as well as won for the 3rd time after 2001 as well as 2002 (back then as Serbia-Montenegro) as well as in 2017.

We understood that we would play versus a very skilled as well as good video game. The second quarter was great, however we could not take that into the third. Nevertheless, the defeat was an excellent lesson for us, said Herbert after the video game.