Dennis Schroder’s Stunning Late Surge Secures Germany’s Shocking EuroBasket Triumph Over Turkiye

Dennis Schroder—man, this guy knows how to show up when it counts the most. We’re talkin’ NBA conference finals, Olympics, and oh yes, lifting Germany to a World Cup crown. So don’t be surprised when he took control in the dying minutes of the EuroBasket final and slammed home the last six points to snatch the championship from Türkiye. Confidence oozed from every inch of that German squad—Schroder himself said it; these are “big-time plays from big-time character people.” And believe me, Germany’s not just riding on Schroder’s back; the team’s got serious depth with Franz Wagner, Tristan Da Silva, and Isaac Bonga—all firing on all cylinders. On the flip side, Türkiye wasn’t pushovers, either, with Alperen Sengun lighting it up and some familiar NBA faces stepping up. Oh, and let’s not forget Giannis Antetokounmpo’s monster performance earlier, steering Greece to bronze glory. It’s a whole constellation of stars shining bright across EuroBasket. You can feel the pulse of basketball excellence right here. LEARN MORE

Dennis Schroder has been in plenty of big moments before. He’s played in NBA conference finals games with the Hawks and Lakers. He’s played in the Olympics. He helped lift Germany to the last World Cup title.

With the EuroBasket championship in the balance, Schroder took over and scored the game’s final six points, lifting Germany past Türkiye to the title.

“We never shy away from the big moments. … Everybody is so confident,” Schroder said postgame, via the Associated Press. “Just big-time plays from big-time character people.”

Germany won the most recent World Cup behind the play of Schroder, and they finished fourth in the Paris Olympics. Germany is playing fantastic team basketball right now.

Schroder, who will suit up for Sacramento this season, finished this game with 16 points and 12 assists and was named EuroBasket MVP for his play. What makes Germany so formidable is their depth of talent: Orlando’s Franz Wagner had 18 points with eight rebounds, his teammate Tristan Da Silva added 13, while former NBA player Isaac Bonga led the team with 20 points.

Türkiye was led by the Rockets’ Alperen Sengun, who had 28 points in this game to cap off a breakout tournament. Former NBA players Cedi Osman (23 points) and Shane Larkin (13 points) had big roles for Türkiye as well.

Earlier in the day, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and pulled down 17 rebounds to spark Greece past Finland in the bronze medal game.

Antetokounmpo, Sengun, Schroder, Wagner and Slovenia’s Luka Doncic were named to the All EuroBasket first team.