The Rockets won the best 16+8+7! The Rockets 23-year-old ace started well, Posses: He is like Jokic Jr.

8 years ago in the European Championship, in the Fenerbahce Arena in Istanbul, Latvia defeated the host Türkiye, and more than 10,000 Turkish fans were silent. Fast forward to 2025, role swaps. This time, the Turkish men's basketball team completed revenge at the Riga Arena and defeated Latvia 93-73.

Shin Kyung gained the upper hand in the duel with Porzingis. In this game, he scored 16 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, with 7 shots and 2 free throws. Porzingis made 3 of 12 shots, 0 of 5 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring only 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, and made 6 turnovers, with a plus-negative value of -17. Shen Jing was named the best player in a single game after the game.

In this game, the Turkish men's basketball team made 15 of 25 three-pointers, shooting 60% of the three-point shooting percentage. 15 three-pointers also set a record of three-point shooting in a single game in the history of the Turkish men's basketball team in the European Championship.

Shenjing defeated Porzingis in this battle. "He is excellent and talented. He has a strong ability to spin, and he is very good at this. He is one of the best players. He is like Jokic Jr. He has outstanding passing skills and can help his teammates improve, and it is all thanks to him." Porzingis praised Shin Kyung like this.

Turkish coach Ataman used another big man Osmani to defend Porzingis. Osmani played for 16 minutes and suffered 5 fouls. He caused quite a lot of trouble for Porzingis. Naturalized player Larkin talked about the strategy of limiting Porzingis. One is to let Shin Kyung attack the inside, forcing Porzingis to consume his energy on the defensive end, and the other is to force Porzingis to defend the pick-and-roll cooperation and pull him to the outside, so that he can't defend the basket.

Turkish men's basketball coach Ataman was very satisfied with this game. He said: "I expected such a victory because I know the team's strength. Of course, I had some doubts about the first away game against the host, but I knew the team's potential. I expected this game to win."

The strength of this Turkish men's basketball team cannot be underestimated. Ottoman, who once played for the Cavaliers in this game, scored 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and made 4 of 7 three-pointers. Naturalized player Larkin scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and made 3 of 5 three-pointers. Another starting defender, Spassi, scored 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and made all three-pointers and 5 shots. Kolkmaz, who once played for the 76ers, came on as a substitute and scored 5 points and 1 rebound. Yultseven, who used to play for the Heat, scored 2 points and 5 rebounds.

The Turkish men's basketball team has Shin Kyung as the inside core and many players with NBA experience. Shin Kyung had previously expressed his desire to compete for medals in the European Championships, and they also showed strong combat effectiveness in the first game.