Kicking 28+13 defeated Jokic! Shin Kyung won and snatched passionately: all fans shouted MVP for him

On September 4, in the 2025 European Cup group stage, the Turkish men's basketball team defeated Serbia 95-90. Shen Jing not only won the Fire Dragon showdown, but also led the team to win the first place in the group. Shen Jing scored 28 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists and defeated Jokic head-on. All fans shouted for him MVP.

In the first match in Group A of the European Cup, Turkey and Serbia played a very exciting showdown. After 8 draws and 15 alternate leads, Turkey narrowly won and laughed to the end. Turkey ranked first in the group with five consecutive victories. Serbia suffered its first defeat in the European Cup this year, and finally ranked second in the group with 4 wins and 1 loss.

More than 3 minutes before the final game, Shin Kyung scored a tough 2+1, Serbia counterattacked strongly, Hazel hit a three-pointer to help Turkey overtake 1 point, Jokic immediately responded with a tip-in, Shin Kyung made a foul and made both free throws, and then Shin Kyung completed the winning steal, slapped his chest to celebrate passionately; Larkin made a foul free throw to secure the victory, Jokic missed the long shot, and Shin Kyung took the rebound to end the suspense.

Shin Kyung played very tough in this game, scoring hard against Jokic and hitting three-pointers many times. He played in the game for 36 minutes, made 10 of 17 shots, 4 of 7 three-pointers, scored 28 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal. The plus and minus value on the court was +9. He dominated the offense and defense and led the team to defeat the powerful Serbia and won the best player of the game. More than 6,000 fans in the Riga Stadium collectively shouted MVP for him.

Jokic played for 32 minutes, made 10 of 16 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers, scored 22 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, with a plus-minus value of -7 on the court; after the game, Shin Kyung and Jokic hugged and greeted each other.

In this game, Turkey's shooting efficiency was amazing. He made 15 of 25 shots in the first three quarters, made 18 of 31 shots in the game, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 58%. Turkey won the first place in the group with five consecutive victories. They will face Sweden in the 1/8 finals, and Serbia (4 wins and 1 loss) will face Finland on the same day.