PARIS-. Nikola Jokic He recorded his fifth triple-double of the Olympics and Serbia defeated on Saturday 93-83 Germany to take home the bronze medal in men’s basketball.
Jokic finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds and assists for the Serbians’ first podium finish since they won silver at the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016.
Serbia has recovered from having had the United States, the champion of the last four editions of the Olympic tournament, on the ropes in the semi-finals.
Vasilije Micic had 19 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic added 16.
The match was a rematch of last year’s World Cup final, which was won by Germany. Serbia dominated the match, leading by as many as 19 points in the third quarter.
Franz Wagner led the Germans with 19 points. Mortiz Wagner added 16.
