NBA star crowned MVP as Germany make history in World Cup fairytale
Germany beat Serbia 83-77 on Sunday to win the Basketball World Cup for the first time.
“We had a tough group to begin with, we were able to keep building, we had huge wins throughout the whole tournament and then we faced the United States in the semi-final.Serbia, who were looking to win the title for the first time as an independent nation, lost small forward Ognjen Dobric to injury with less than three minutes of the game gone.
“Our heads are already up. Our next goal is to go to the Olympics... and make a better success than this.”There was little to separate the two teams in a fiercely fought first half that ended 47-47.
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