World Basketball: Germany becomes World Champion against Serbia
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Germany was crowned World Basketball Champion for the first time this Sunday by defeating Serbia in the final with a score of 83-77, played in the Philippines. Canada, as a reminder, earlier beat the USA and secured third place.
After a very balanced start to the game – it was tied 47-47 at halftime – Germany gained the upper hand, leading 69-57 at the end of the third quarter.
Germany had a lead of 71-59 at one point, but in the final stretch, Serbia mounted a comeback, closing in at 75-79 with 1 minute and 20 seconds left. The excitement intensified even more when the score reached 77-79. Then, Schroder of Germany (from the Toronto Raptors) stepped up, scoring with 21 seconds left to make it 81-77. Avramovic attempted a three-pointer for Serbia but missed, and Schrod...