Jokić leads Serbia’s statement win in Belgrade
Serbia delivered a statement in front of a packed Belgrade Arena, holding off France (90-87) in a thrilling battle between two of Europe’s strongest basketball nations.

Serbia delivered a statement in front of a packed Belgrade Arena, holding off France (90-87) in a thrilling battle between two of Europe’s strongest basketball nations.

On this episode of Between the Games we take a look at last night’s face off in Istanbul. What it means for Turkey to beat Serbia twice in a row and how the FIBA Qualifier Windows help form a plethora of playing choices for Team Serbia.

Košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije održala je večeras otvoreni trening u okviru priprema za novi kvalifikacioni prozor Svetskog prvenstva i dvomeč protiv Turske.

Team Serbia racked a decisive victory against the Czech Republic (82:60). After a tense 48 hours, and the hamstring injury of captain Bogdan Bogdanović, the Serbian squad stepped on the court refreshed and ready for new challenges with Stefan Jović as interim captain.

Novak Đoković wins his 40th Masters title and secures his position of World No 1 for the end of the year. Nikola Jokić stays in double digits, while LEN are still searching for a new European Championship alternative. This and more in this week’s Recap.

This week on the Recap: Partizan wins the Euroleague Derby, Serbia remembers the birth of legendary coach Dušan Ivković, while Nemanja Majdov judos his way to a Gran Slam gold. Also featured, the Water Polo European Championship is moved to a new host country and much more.

Excellent shooting in the first half, the premiere appearance for Milos Teodosić in the Belgrade Red and White, and passionate home support marked Zvezda’s victory against ASVEL (94:73).

Partizan beats Olympiacos (90:75) in front of a record-breaking home crowd. Europe’s big names keep falling in the Belgrade Arena, as the Black and Whites slowly but surely approach the Euroleague Top 8.

Fenerbache beats Partizan at the Štark Arena (94:97) in front of the traditionally loud Belgrade fans. In true derby fashion it was a close tie until the final ten minutes when Fener shot up through the offensive efforts of former Red Star tiebreaker Marko Gudurić.

Both Zvezda and Partizan have triumphed in their away matches tonight, showing excellent European shape ahead of the holidays. The two sets of iconic Belgrade stripes ousted their rivals in key Euroleague features.

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