Germany and Turkey meet to compete for the championship! Schroeder boasts his goal: We are here for the gold medal

On September 13, in the semi-finals of the Men's Basketball Team, Germany defeated Finland and Turkey 98-86 to win 94-68. Germany returned to the finals after 20 years, and Turkey returned to the finals after 24 years. The two teams will compete in the finals for the championship of this European Cup.

Since this year's European Cup, the German men's basketball team has won all 8 games and averaged 26.4 points per game, and won 63 points against Britain during the period. In the semi-finals elimination of Finland, German men's basketball captain Schroeder made 6 of 15 shots, 4 of 9 three-pointers, and 10 of 10 free throws to score 26 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists, setting a record high in the semi-finals of the European Cup.

Turkish men's basketball team also advanced to the final with an unbeaten record of 8 wins and 0 losses, with a net victory of 18.25 points per game; Turkey and Germany both advanced to the final with a record of 8 wins, which means that the fourth team to win the European Cup will be born. Previously, only Yugoslavia (6 wins and 0 losses in 2001), Lithuania (6 wins and 0 losses in 2003) and Slovenia (9 wins and 0 losses in 2017) have won the championship.

Regarding this year's European Cup final, Schroeder publicly said: We did not come for the silver medal, we already have silver medals, and this is not the reason we came here. We are here for gold, and that is our goal.

Speaking of my 12 assists in the semi-finals, Schroeder said: At the end of the day, I just tried my best to maintain the discipline of the team and make sure we won the game. Everyone in that locker room knew what they needed to do to succeed, and that's what we did today. I just read the game and put my teammates in a successful position, especially Wagner and Obst and the other guys, just read the game and try to make the best decisions.

Since this year, Schroeder has played all 8 games for Germany, averaging 28.7 minutes per game and was able to score 20.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists; according to the schedule, Turkey and Germany will start the championship battle at 2 a.m. on September 15.