La Mannschaft, which won the bronze medal in 2002 with Dirk Nowitzki, also won its second title after Euro 1993. Led by Dennis Schröder (28 points, including the last five points for his team), they made the difference in the third quarter (won 22 to 10), leading 69 to 57 at the end, before resisting the comeback of the Serbians, who were last crowned champions in 2002.
This victory, without losing a single match and after eliminating the United States in the semifinals, crowns the rebuilding work done since the post-Nowitzki era and extends a successful Euro 2022 at home, with a third-place finish, the best result for Germany since 2005 (final of the Euro).
Coached by Canadian Gordon Herbert, they succeed Spain as champions.
After managing to contain the Serbians, who came back within three points with 1 minute 20 seconds remaining (78-75) after a three-pointer and three free throws by point guard Aleksa Avramovic, the man of the match for the Serbian side (21 points).
After an interception by captain and shooting guard Bogdan Bogdanovic, who faded away in the second half (two points, 17 in total), Marko Guduric then had the equalizing shot but his long-distance attempt missed the target.
And Schröder, with a drive into the Serbian paint with 22 seconds left on the buzzer and by making both of his free throws (83-77), sealed the German victory.
Bogdanovic and Milutinov Injured
The future Toronto Raptors point guard was named MVP of the competition.
La Mannschaft also relied on the 19 points from their small forward Franz Wagner, who was relieved from his assigned defender, Ognjen Dobric (injured ankle after 2 minutes and 20 seconds).
“We would have needed more depth on the bench. Dobric is very important for us, Milutinov had a muscle issue after the semifinals against Canada, and Bogdanovic didn’t feel well before the match. He didn’t know if he could play. I have rarely experienced such problems in my career,” explained Svestislav Pesic.
“We needed to be in better physical condition,” added the Serbian coach, who also lost Borisa Simanic in the first round (had a kidney removed after a blow received from a South Sudanese player).
Germany also relied on the dominance in the paint from Johannes Voigtmann (12 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists), who shut down Serbian center Nikola Milutinov (2 points from free throws, 4 rebounds), who was brilliant in the semifinals against Canada.
“We have made our country proud and brought a smile to its face. We will aim for gold at the Olympics next year,” said Avramovic, for whom the Germans “stepped up their aggressiveness in the third quarter.”
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