Serbia, without captain Bogdan Bogdanovic, defeated Latvia. The brilliant Jokic, with 39 points, carried Serbia to the finish. I was very pleasantly surprised by Latvia, which, with Bertans and Porzingis, put up a great fight against Serbia. This will be a very good championship when we see games like this with such battles.
Honestly, I didn't expect such a fight from Latvia, and they probably would have won the game if Serbia hadn't had the "Joker". Greece wins easily against Cyprus without Giannis, France beats Slovenia in a very tight and controversial game, and Estonia demolishes Czechia while Sweden takes the win against GB as it was expected. Now I'm waiting to see Markkanen (once again) making a flying game!
Bertans shot excellently from three, but it wasn’t enough to win. The Joker once again proved and justified his MVP title. By the way, for Bogdan Bogdanovic the championship is over today the media reported that he suffered a muscle rupture. A heavy blow for Serbia, losing the captain is very difficult. Will Jokic be able to carry every game? It’s hard to say...