{"id":457444,"date":"2025-08-30T19:18:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=457444"},"modified":"2025-08-30T19:18:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:18:50","slug":"latvia-fights-until-the-end-but-serbia-prevails-behind-another-legendary-jokic-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/latvia-fights-until-the-end-but-serbia-prevails-behind-another-legendary-jokic-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvia fights until the end, but Serbia prevails behind another legendary Jokic performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-684151b0-0908-8007-8538-71a9e519c3b2-8\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-116\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"65c1602c-6663-40a7-866d-968005260520\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"323\">Latvia pushed Serbia to the limit, but the Balkan powerhouse held on for an <strong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"186\">84-80 win<\/strong> in Riga, despite boos from the crowd over a no-call on a rebound clash between <strong data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"302\">Filip Petrusev and Davis Bertans<\/strong> in the final minute.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"555\"><strong data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"343\">Rodions Kurucs<\/strong> hit a clutch three-pointer to bring Latvia within two with just under a minute to play. 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