Lauri Markkanen and Mikael jantun combine for 36 points to help Finland qualify for the Eurobasket semi-finals.
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Riga, Latvia (AP) – The 39 points of Luka Dončić were not enough for Slovenia because he lost 99-91 to Germany in an exciting quarter -final Eurobasket on Wednesday.
Orlando Magic goalkeeper Franz Wagner scored 23 points and Captain Dennis Schröder added 20 points and 7 assists for Germany, who will face Finland in the semi-finals on Friday.
Germany’s pointer, Andreas Obt, crowned a 12-0 race to put the World Cup champions at 77-74 at the start of the fourth quarter.
Slovenia took the head of 86-85 on a pointer of 3 donors with 4:12 to do before Schröder flowed his only 3 point pointer – he missed eight other attempts – to do it 88-86, and Germany closed it from there.
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Dončić was evaluated at the start of the technical fault and collected 22 points, Slovenia by leading 51-45 at halftime. He resumed his fourth fault at the beginning of the third trimester, but continued to score, although he was sometimes inhibited by the prospect of clogging with a fifth fault.
The star of Los Angeles Lakers – 5 -in -16 of the 3 -point range – had his fifth game of the tournament with at least 30 points scored. Dončić also achieved 10 rebounds and seven assists.
Wagner was 13 for 14 of the free throw line for Germany, looking for its second European championship title after winning the host in 1993.
Slovenia looked at control until Tristan Da Silva sank a 3-point pointer with a half-terrain shot in the third trimester buzzer, reducing Slovenia’s advance to four points.
The final is Sunday in Riga, in Latvia, which welcomed all the matches with direct elimination.
Finland holds Georgia
Earlier, the Finlands retained a fight in Georgia to win 93-79 And reach the semi-finals for the first time.
Mikael Janun led Finland with 19 points and Utah jazz striker Lauri Markkanen, contributed 17 points and six rebounds.
“It’s the same group for a long time. It is a very tight group, like coming back and playing with your friends,” said Jantun. “This is the kind of basketball culture in Finland.”
The Finn also showed their depth by scoring 44 points from the bench to the four in Georgia.
Finland led by 20 points in the third quarter before Georgia reduced the six -less deficit with just under eight minutes to play in the fourth.
Toronto Raptors striker Sandro Mamukelashvili led Georgia with 22 points.
After an upheaval by Nikola Jokić and Serbia, Finland took an early advance on a strong three-point shot and doubled Georgia 30-15 at the start of the second quarter.
The 18 -year -old attacker, highly classified, Miikka Muurinen, who should be a potential first round choice of the NBA in 2027, scored 7 points on the bench.
It was the first time in the quarter -final as an independent nation for Georgia, which eliminated the Olympic silver medalist France in the round of 16 and defeated the title champion of the Eurobasket in Spain in the group phase.
Greece faces Turkey in the other semi-final
In the other semi-final on Friday, it is Greece against Turkey. The two teams had progressed on Tuesday.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 29 points in the 87-76 victory in Greece against Lithuania. The Triple-Double of Alperen Sengun helped Turkey undefeated to a 91-77 victory against Poland.
