Germany, a Spaniard, a Pole, and a Latvian take down Luka Doncic

It couldn't be for Luka Doncic. Germany, despite a shameful performance by many of its stars, eliminated Slovenia in the quarterfinals of the Eurobasket 2025. For 2 reasons. The first one, the depth of the bench and the quality of its players. The second, no less important, the lamentable performance of the 3 referees of the match. A Spaniard, a Latvian, and a Polish who influenced the duel from the first half and, especially, did damage in the last 3 minutes, clearly favoring the Germans in almost all the decisions they made. 99-91 for the Germans in the end.

In a hall in Riga with only German fans, Luis Castillo, Wojcieh Liszka, and Martins Kozlovskis got caught up in the atmosphere and, without needing to, favored the victory of the current world champions. A shame that doesn't come as a surprise anymore at this point in FIBA.

Slovenia, not short in the bench department, saw how Nikolic and Omic were eliminated in the final minutes with incomprehensible fouls. Doncic, who finished with 39 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists, received his fourth foul at the beginning of the second half, leading Slovenia to play with almost one less in defense for almost the entire second half.

You know, those early-game fouls that were called without any issue even though they were questionable. Including a technical foul. Why not? Franz Wagner ended with 23 points after shooting 5 for 17. Dennis Schroder with 20 after 6 for 20. Germany, after overcoming this obstacle, is the favorite for the gold. Especially if they get another Polish, Latvian, and Spanish referee.

Germany vs. Finland and Greece vs. Turkey, Eurobasket 2025 semis.

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