Nikola Jokic scores 39 in Serbian win, Luka Doncic scores 39 in Slovenian loss at EuroBasket
The NBA's biggest stars were shining bright in EuroLeague on Saturday — and 39 seemed to be the number.
In a showdown of big-name NBA centers, Nikola Jokic looked dominant against Kristaps Porzingis, scoring 39 points with 10 boards in a Serbian win.
39 PTS 10 REB 4 AST
The Joker was unstoppable once again, as Serbia punched their ticket to the #EuroBasket Round of 16! pic.twitter.com/ynF30B0bx2
— FIBA EuroBasket (@EuroBasket) August 30, 2025
Porzingis finished with 14 points, six rebounds and three blocks, but it wasn't enough as Latvia fell 84-40. The win improved Serbia's record to 3-0 so far, and with that, they qualified for the next round (despite being without Bogdan Bogdanovic).
Luka Doncic has looked dominant through the early part of the tournament — he leads EuroBasket in points per game — and that continued on Saturday when he dropped 39 for Slovenia.
Luka gave it his all
Flirting with triple-double, Luka Magic had another stellar performance against France #EuroBasketpic.twitter.com/16WmJRycsr
— FIBA EuroBasket (@EuroBasket) August 30, 2025
Despite Doncic's play, France came from behind in the second half to take the win, 103- 95. At the end of the game, there was a scuffle when France's Sylvain Francisco broke the unwritten rule and decided to score rather than dribble the game out, as everyone else was shaking hands and walking off the court.
WOW, what a situation.
France and Slovenia players started to shake hands, and then Sylvain Francisco picked up the ball from the floor and went for a layup, which led to a brawl.
CRAZY MOMENT IN KATOWICE.#EuroBasket#EuroBasket2025https://t.co/7kb6GTEuJV
— Basketball Sphere (@BSphere_) August 30, 2025
Slovenia is now 0-2 in EuroBasket, despite Doncic's elite and energetic play. They have lost to two high-quality teams in Poland and France (both are 2-0), but now Slovenia's games against Belgium, Iceland and Israel become must-win.
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