Basketball EM: Entry into the semifinals - not even Antetokounmpo can stop Germany

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Can't be stopped by superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo either: Captain Dennis Schröder

Photo: Soeren Stache / dpa

Thanks to a strong performance against the favored Greeks, the German basketball players are in the semi-finals of the European Championships at home.

Captain Dennis Schröder's team beat the team around NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo in the quarter-finals in Berlin on Tuesday with 107:96 (57:61) and is thus fighting for a medal for the first time in 17 years at the weekend.

In 2005, Germany won silver with Dirk Nowitzki in Serbia.

The best pitcher in the German team was Captain Dennis Schröder with 26 points.

In front of 14,073 spectators, NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo towered over the Greeks with 31 points, seven rebounds and eight assists.

The Milwaukee Bucks star flew off the field five minutes before the end of the game after two unsportsmanlike fouls.

In the fight for the final, the team of national coach Gordon Herbert meets Spain on Friday.

The three-time European champion had previously beaten Finland 100:90.

The final will take place on Sunday evening.

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