Elevich – on the World Basketball Championship final: “I wouldn’t say there is an obvious favorite here”

Honored coach of Russia Sergei Elevich told that he was pleasantly surprised by the German national team’s performance in the FIBA ​​World Cup semi-finals and also could not name the favorite for the final match .

On Friday, the German team defeated the American team in the semifinals of the men’s tournament with a score of 113:111 (33:31, 26:29, 35:24, 19:27). In the World Cup final, the Germans will meet the Serbian team, the United States will play a match for 3rd place with Canada. Both matches will take place on Sunday 10 September.

— I really liked the semi-final match between the teams of Germany and the United States. To be honest, I didn’t expect such success from the German team. They played with such inspiration. I really enjoyed this match. The most interesting thing is that the Americans were just hoping to run into them, but it didn’t work out. Because after all, the German national team also has enough NBA players. In general, the basketball players of the German team kept their finger on the pulse and did not give the opponent the opportunity to change the course of the game, even if there were such prerequisites. I think the German team won deservedly.

Match between the national teams of Serbia and Canada? The Canadians looked good, but the Serbs have a more organized team.

—Who do you think is the final favorite?

— I have difficulty answering this question. I wouldn’t say with certainty that either opponent will win with a high probability. Once again, Germany is playing well in this championship. Even if I am for the Serbs. I think at the World Cup they have the most organized team,” Elevich told .

Watch the live broadcast of the final on September 10 from 3:35 p.m. (Moscow time) on the channel, as well as on the sites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.