New Sacramento Kings point guard Dennis Schroder helped Germany defeat Turkey 88-83 in the EuroBasket championship Sunday.
Schroder, who also earned the EuroBasket MVP, scored the final six points for Germany down the stretch.
With 1:18 left in the fourth quarter and Germany down by 1, Schroder blew by his defender and floated a soft layup over the outreached arm of the defender at the basket; the ball hit high off the backboard and in. With 19 seconds left and Germany up by one, Shroder hit a foul-line jumper to push the Germany lead to 86-83. On the next play on defense, Schroder boxed out a larger opponent to grab the rebound off a missed shot by Turkey. He would then hit two free throws to put Germany up 88-83 to seal the victory.
This final sequence begins at 2:19 in this video:
Schroder finished with 16 points, 12 assists and 3 rebounds in 34 minutes. This was Germany’s first EuroBasket championship since 1993.
In 2023, Schroder was part of the Germany team that won the FIBA World Cup, and he also won that tournament MVP.
Clearly, this all means Schroder is about to win the NBA title and be named the NBA Finals MVP.
Joking aside, congrats to Germany and nice work Dennis. Looking forward to seeing what you can do in Sacramento.