{"id":188114,"date":"2025-09-22T13:03:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=188114"},"modified":"2025-09-22T13:03:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:03:35","slug":"serbia-is-the-vice-champion-of-the-world-young-3x3-basketball-players-shone-and-brought-silver-from-china-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbia-is-the-vice-champion-of-the-world-young-3x3-basketball-players-shone-and-brought-silver-from-china-video\/","title":{"rendered":"SERBIA IS THE VICE-CHAMPION OF THE WORLD: Young 3&#215;3 basketball players shone and brought silver from China! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>U23<\/strong> 3&#215;3 basketball players of <strong>Serbia<\/strong> won the silver medal at the <strong>World Championship<\/strong> after a loss in the final in <strong>Shongun<\/strong>, <strong>China<\/strong>, to the selection of <strong>Lithuania<\/strong> with a score of <strong>19:14<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the third medal overall for the <strong>U23<\/strong> 3&#215;3 basketball selection of <strong>Serbia<\/strong>, more precisely a second silver along with one bronze from 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Serbian<\/strong> 3&#215;3 basketball players opened this duel brilliantly and took a <strong>3:0<\/strong> lead, however, it didn&#8217;t take the <strong>Lithuanians<\/strong> long to come back and turn it around to <strong>5:3<\/strong>. From that moment on, they did not relinquish the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A tough game was played on both sides, and <strong>Lithuania<\/strong> used their height advantage under the hoop quite well. The <strong>Serbian<\/strong> 3&#215;3 basketball players had a lot of bad passes and moves in the first four minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Lithuanian<\/strong> players led with <strong>8:5<\/strong>, but <strong>Serbia<\/strong> managed to get to a tie &#8211; <strong>8:8<\/strong>, and from that moment, it was played basket for basket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a little less than four minutes left, the opponent scored for <strong>13:9<\/strong>, after which the <strong>Serbian<\/strong> 3&#215;3 basketball players called a time-out. A lot of missed two-point shots and layups were the main problem for the <strong>Serbian<\/strong> selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RE-LIVE | FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2025 | Finals | #3x3Basketball\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/njiR8P6IXlY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The players of <strong>Serbia<\/strong> showed character nonetheless and managed to get to a one-point deficit &#8211; <strong>15:14<\/strong>. They had several opportunities to turn the score around and break the match, but <strong>Rubinas<\/strong> hit a two-pointer with <strong>25<\/strong> seconds left in the encounter and practically solved the question of the winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final score was <strong>19:14<\/strong> for <strong>Lithuania<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most efficient in the <strong>Serbian<\/strong> ranks was <strong>Vuk Vuki\u0107evi\u0107<\/strong> with six points, <strong>Marko \u0110or\u0111evi\u0107<\/strong> added five, <strong>Lazar Kova\u010devi\u0107<\/strong> two, and <strong>Milo\u0161 Cvrkota<\/strong> one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the <strong>Lithuanians<\/strong>, <strong>Rokas Jocis<\/strong>, <strong>Jokubas Rubinas<\/strong>, and <strong>Kajus Leliukus<\/strong> each scored five points, while <strong>Nojus Vaivada<\/strong> scored four.<\/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\/allusion-to-students-attacker-on-cobras-at-the-military-parade-wore-a-yellow-vest-similar-to-the-one-from-the-blockades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ALLUSION TO STUDENTS: Attacker on \u201cCobras\u201d at the military parade wore a yellow vest, similar to the one from the blockades<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/a-little-athletic-wonder-from-leskovac-viktor-is-only-eight-years-old-and-he-wears-more-than-50-medals-around-his-neck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">A LITTLE ATHLETIC WONDER FROM LESKOVAC: Viktor is only eight years old, and he wears more than 50 medals around his neck!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/dramatic-chase-in-austria-teenagers-ran-riot-on-the-highway-among-them-17-year-olds-from-serbia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DRAMATIC CHASE IN AUSTRIA: Teenagers drove wild on the highway, among them 17-year-olds from Serbia!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: Politika, <strong>Foto:<\/strong> KSS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U23 3&#215;3 basketball players of Serbia won the silver medal at the World Championship after a loss in the final in Shongun, China, to the selection of Lithuania with a score of 19:14. 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