Paris 2024, 3rd place final | A super Jokic drags Serbia to bronze: beat Germany
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Serbia controlled the entire game and led by a super Nikola Jokic won the bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics by beating Germany.
Eight years after the Rio Games, Serbia returns to win an Olympic medal: the bronze belongs to Jokic and his teammates, which came after an 83-93 victory over Germany, thanks mainly to the first quarter, which the Serbs won 21-30. Great balance in the remaining three periods of play, with Serbia led by a super Nikola Jokic, who hit a triple double.
Serbia got 19 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists from Jokic, 19 points from Vasilije Micic and 16 points from Bogdan Bogdanovic.
Germany got 18 points and 9 rebounds from Franz Wagner, 16 points from Moritz Wagner and 13 points from Dennis Schroder.