{"id":186007,"date":"2025-08-28T20:46:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=186007"},"modified":"2025-08-28T20:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:46:16","slug":"dzikics-georgia-shocked-the-european-champions-the-serbian-coach-made-the-first-big-surprise-at-eurobasket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/dzikics-georgia-shocked-the-european-champions-the-serbian-coach-made-the-first-big-surprise-at-eurobasket\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u017dIKI\u0106&#8217;S GEORGIA SHOCKED THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS! The Serbian coach made the first big surprise at EuroBasket!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>The Georgian basketball players managed to defeat Spain at the start of the European Championship and thus create the first big surprise at EuroBasket 2025.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Georgian team, led from the bench by Serbian coach Aleksandar D\u017eiki\u0107, shocked the current champion of the Old Continent, Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final score was 83:69, and Georgia dominated throughout the entire match and deservedly celebrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgia led from the first minute and won the opening quarter with a score of 20:17. The Spaniards did not give up and came within two points at halftime, with the score being 37:35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MAMU DELIVERING UNDER PRESSURE \ud83d\ude24<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EuroBasket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EuroBasket<\/a> x <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_GeoBasketball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@_GeoBasketball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2CNWsHfQlr\">pic.twitter.com\/2CNWsHfQlr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FIBA EuroBasket (@EuroBasket) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EuroBasket\/status\/1961063391985877115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>When many expected Spain to speed up the pace and justify the favorite role, D\u017eiki\u0107&#8217;s Georgia continued to play a great game and won the third quarter with 20:14, so they had an eight-point lead before the fourth quarter (57:49).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Georgian national team players did not stop; they kept pushing until the end of the match, and in the end, they reached a convincing 83:69.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best player in Aleksandar D\u017eiki\u0107&#8217;s team was Sandro Mamukela\u0161vili with 19 points, and he was followed by Bitadze (15) and \u0160engelija (13).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Spaniards, Juancho Hernang\u00f3mez stood out with 13 points, while Aldama scored one less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/recording-of-conversation-between-telekom-and-united-group-directors-published-i-know-vucic-called-you-and-is-upset-i-cant-fire-aleksandra-today-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">RECORDING OF CONVERSATION BETWEEN TELEKOM AND UNITED GROUP DIRECTORS PUBLISHED: \u201cI know Vu\u010di\u0107 called you and is upset, I can\u2019t fire Aleksandra today\u201d (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/vidic-supported-the-students-the-state-will-be-led-by-educated-young-people-not-thugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">VIDI\u0106 SUPPORTED THE STUDENTS: The state will be led by educated young people, not thugs!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/is-this-your-dialogue-students-in-the-blockade-said-that-the-dean-is-responsible-for-the-police-violence-in-front-of-the-faculty-of-philosophy-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u201cIS THIS YOUR DIALOGUE?\u201d: Students in the blockade said that the dean is responsible for the police violence in front of the Faculty of Philosophy! 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The Georgian team, led from the bench by Serbian coach Aleksandar D\u017eiki\u0107, shocked the current champion of the Old Continent, Spain. 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