Serbia opened EuroBasket with a 98-64 victory over Estonia as Nikola Jokic posted 11 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in 23 minutes while Nikola Jovic scored 18. Serbia scored the first nine points and used a 17-3 run to build and maintain a double-digit lead in Group A play in Riga. Finland beat Sweden 93-90 as Lauri Markkanen scored 28 and Miikka Muurinen hit back-to-back baskets late. Turkey upset Latvia 93-73 with Cedi Osman scoring 20, Kenan Sipahi adding 19 and Alperen Sengun contributing 16 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Portugal beat the Czech Republic 62-50 behind Neemias Queta’s 23 points and 18 rebounds. Germany rallied in the second half to defeat Montenegro 106-76.
Cedi Osman scored 20 points as Turkey upset host nation Latvia 93-73 at a sold-out Xiaomi Arena. Turkey seized the initiative from the start as Ercan Osmani converted the tip-off into a dunk within seconds. After that, the only time Latvia led was when it had a one-point advantage for 19 seconds in the first quarter. Kenan Sipahi added 19 points for Turkey and Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun chipped in with 16 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
Earlier in the group, Neemias Queta led Portugal to its first EuroBasket win in 18 years, 62-50 over the Czechs. The Boston Celtics center finished with 23 points, 18 rebounds, four blocks and two steals, becoming the first player to have at least 20 points and 15 rebounds in their EuroBasket debut since FIBA began tracking rebounding numbers in 1995.
Also in Group A on Wednesday, Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen scored 28 points to lead Finland to a 93-90 victory over Sweden. Miikka Muurinen hit back-to-back baskets from the lane with five minutes left to give the Finns the lead for good in Tampere, Finland. Ludvig Hakanson led Sweden with 28 points.
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