THE AMAZING SHOT

The man behind the shot, Milos
Teodosic of Team Serbia.

Team Spain will never forget Milos Teodosic for a longtime. The 6-5 guard delivered the killer blow, an amazing 30-foot trifecta with 3.1 ticks to go, to win 92-89, thus sending home the defending champions. The win moved Serbia into the final four against host team Turkey. Teodosic said it was a game for all ages and will forever be remembered in the annals of FIBA World Championships, according to FIBA.com. It was a great recovery for Teodosic, who plays for Olympiacos Piraeus in the Greek league, after sitting out the first two games of the quadrennial event,  due to a FIBA suspension for his role in the ugly brawl which marred the Acropolis finals against Greece, a week before the Turkey joust.

“I think we played a very good game for 40 minutes. We knew that Spain has a group of great players. We knew that if we could play tough and aggressive we could beat Spain. It’s very difficult to forget this game but we have to do it in order to prepare for the semi-finals in two days.”